Trade

As he runs for re-election this November, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley’s about-face on right to work is seen by some as a welcome shift toward pro-labor policy and by others as election year pandering.

The United States has imported $20 billion more in agricultural products than it exported — putting the sector on pace to run a record deficit. A look at what’s behind the numbers.

Bills to legalize sports betting in Missouri are stalled in the legislature, even a year after Kansas lawmakers signed off on gambling. Plus: Why Mexico’s president is trying to ban the import of genetically modified corn from the U.S.

Touting its long history and cultural significance, Mexico’s president says genetically modified corn has no place in his country. That puts Mexico and the U.S. on a collision course over a major trade agreement.

Mexico’s plan to ban all genetically modified corn imports has upset U.S. corn farmers, trade groups and officials. The two nations are in talks and have until April 7 to resolve it before the U.S. can take action under the free trade agreement between North American countries.

The idea for the beloved and iconic bookstore was "birthed on a bar stool less than 50 feet from its front door."

Mexico is phasing out genetically modified corn for human consumption by 2024. But U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he's been assured by his Mexican counterpart that the ban won't shut off the biggest international customer for U.S. corn.

People around the world are experiencing the pain of supply chain issues. One UMKC professor says it's probably going to get worse before it gets better.

Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says President Joe Biden won't take meaningful action on trade.

Esther George, who leads the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, says her outlook for the economy in 2020 is positive.

The first phase of a new trade agreement between the United States and China is scheduled for a White House signing ceremony Wednesday and many in the...

TOPEKA, Kansas — Personal income growth in Kansas is below the national average, due in large part to troubles in the agriculture industry, which makes up…