Idaho’s ag leaders discuss the challenges and opportunities that arose from the trade policies in President Donald Trump’s previous term as well as how the shifting landscape affects their export market.

Making headlines the second week of March 2025 includes the EPA revising the Waters of the U.S. rule, China's tariffs on U.S. dairy and fluid milk sales for January.

President Donald Trump on March 6 signed executive orders announcing another 30-day postponement of implementation of across-the-board 25% tariffs on goods entering the United States from Mexico and Canada. All products covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of 2020 are exempt from the new tariff until at least April 2.

In the news affecting a dairy's bottom line this first week of March 2025: Tariffs imposed, then delayed, on U.S. dairy’s top three export markets; LCFS amendments on hold; farmer sentiment improves; and several scholarships announced.

On Feb. 1, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders imposing new tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China – the three biggest markets for U.S. agricultural commodities.