The Iowa Farm Bureau’s latest food and farm index found that among concerns of the high cost of groceries, the overwhelming majority of Iowa grocery shoppers surveyed are concerned about increases to food prices caused by government regulations.
Iowa manufacturers’ and farmers’ balance sheets continue to be affected by heightened import costs and uncertain foreign export relations, and bottlenecks at various points in their production processes — whether they are increased costs to import necessary machinery or threats to export opportunities — are weighing heavy on them.
While the U.S. economy looks good underneath the surface, uncertainty around the impact of Trump’s tariffs and trade policy has kicked up a “bunch of question marks in the air, you know, dust in the air that makes the visibility low” for the Fed to consider lowering short-term borrowing costs, said Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee.
Iowa’s senior senator said the U.S. Senate hopes to send the president a bill by July 4
The frequently changing tariffs on imported ingredients are creating some challenges for skin care company EcoLips. The manufacturer relies on a variety of ingredients that can’t be grown in the United States. Frequently fluctuating ingredient costs may have an impact on the steady growth the company has experienced.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, in Cedar Rapids for a Republican Party of Iowa fundraiser Thursday, questioned President Donald Trump’s authority to unilaterally impose tariffs on other countries by edict, and applauded a federal court ruling blocking Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.
Americans’ views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to its lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely driven by anxiety over the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Rising costs — for fireworks and many of the services associated with hosting a fireworks show — have prompted the Cedar Boat Club to announce the cancellation of its Ellis Harbor fireworks show in July.
Over 5,600 callers tuned into an hourlong tele-town hall held Monday evening, Hinson said.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is considering a run for governor in 2026, but said he still is talking over the possibility with his family and close supporters.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Monday he’s not worried by China’s unusually large purchase of soybeans from Brazil this month because President Donald Trump is working to protect U.S. farmers by reducing tariffs that will benefit them.
The tariffs aim to renegotiate trade agreements bilaterally, which could take years, affecting farmers and the state's economy, said Iowa State University economic professor Peter Orazem.
Trump’s trade war with China could leave American soybean farmers stranded while Brazil reaps the benefits.
Stocks surged to one of their biggest gains since World War II after President Donald Trump paused his tariffs against most other nations, as investors had desperately hoped he would.
A march by hundreds of people in Iowa City was among more than 1,000 that unfolded across the state, nation, and world Saturday against President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and “the most brazen power grab in modern history.”
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