The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) briefly hid a bad news report on agriculture trade and censored some parts, said a report from Politico, an online publication about U.S. politics. Article content

Trump administration officials kept the report out of the news because it projected a record agricultural trade deficit, contradicting the president’s messaging on tariffs and trade policy, according to Politico. Article content

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The quarterly report revised the U.S. farm trade deficit for fiscal 2025 to $49.5 billion, smashing past the previous record of $31.8 billion.

While the data remained intact, the written analysis that typically accompanies the report was withheld. The USDA cited an internal review process as the reason for the de

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