Jim Wiesemeyer

Jim Wiesemeyer is well known to Pro Farmer Members for his long tenure as Washington Bureau Chief for Pro Farmer. Now with agricultural consulting firm Informa Economics, formerly Sparks Companies, Inc., he is still offering his expertise and insight on farm policy, trade policy and Washington politics as a consultant to Pro Farmer. His Inside Washington Today column on AgWeb.com is a must-read item to keep up with the latest in Washington developments.

Logistical constraints linger, expand | Tai confers with China counterpart
USDA WASDE report Tuesday to include some big S&D revisions
Manchin criticizes Schumer victory speech as details, timelines bog down key issues ahead
Putin offers to help ease European energy prices… with stipulations
Biden slashes social/climate change spending bill by more than $1 trillion
Debt limit debate a key political game of who blinks first | Cotton, energy prices surging
Biden approach: Counter China’s economic threats with trade barriers & other punitive measures
Evergrande’s shares suspended pending ‘major transaction’
USTR Tai to reveal U.S./China trade policy ideas in Monday speech
PCE index is highest rate of inflation since 1991 | Why China goofed re: Phase 1 accord