China to Buy $17B in Ag Products | Is Average Age of Farmer Getting Younger? | Female Farmer Panel Announced for WIA Summit
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Compilation of news from industry sources (May 22, 2026)
China will purchase at least $17 billion in U.S. agricultural products annually through 2028, in addition to soybean commitments already agreed to, the White House said in a fact sheet released Sunday.
A diverse group of female farmers will participate in the Female Producer Panel during the 15th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit from Sept. 22-24 in New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
“This year we saw a record year of farmers under the age of 50. And I've always positioned this report, and I always lean into biases to be like, 'Yeah, ours does maybe trend younger than the USDA,' because we do probably have a younger farmer set that we're targeting. But this was, like, a pretty significant shift where for the first time, you know, just even looking at, like, the ages between 41 and 50, like, it doubled in the amount of respondents....
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