…them were imports and less than 2 percent were of mixed or unknown origin. Approximately one-half of one percent of the sampled foods exhibited residue levels that were over tolerance…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…and pork imports from affected countries, and working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to train inspection dogs and increase screening vigilance for passengers and products arriving from affected countries….
U.S. Beef Gains New Market Access in Morocco
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the government of Morocco has agreed to allow imports of U.S. beef and beef products into…
U.S. Pork Losses from Trade Dispute with Mexico: $1.5 Billion
…metal imports so that retaliatory tariffs of 20 percent against U.S. pork are lifted.” Dr. Hayes estimates that live hog values this year have been reduced by $12 per animal…
Japan May Remove Age Restrictions on Beef Imports
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NPPC Testifies In Support Of USMCA
…over – and rescind the tariff on – Mexican steel and aluminum imports. Mexico is the No. 2 export market for the U.S. pork industry, which last year shipped more…
Updated TPP to Take Effect This Year
…copyright in a fast-growing region. The trade deal puts U.S. agriculture at a competitive disadvantage as it phases out ties on sensitive products such as agricultural imports in countries including…
U.S. Planning Another Round of China Tariffs
…new round will be announced if the talks during the G20 summit between the two fails. The new round, proposed to be announced in early December, would apply to imports…
ASF Could Drastically Change China’s Pork Market
…the international market,” according to the report. Rabobank says China’s pork imports in the first eight months of the year were down 0.6 percent from the year before and jumped…
EU Cleared to Start Talks on Increasing U.S. Beef Imports
The European Union (EU) late last week agreed to allow negotiations with the U.S. to increase imports of U.S. beef to the EU. The move could help ease some transatlantic…
Beagle Brigade Helping Protect Homeland Pork
…to ensure everyone follows on-farm biosecurity and best practices (including for garbage feeding in states where that is allowed); Restricting imports pork and pork products from affected countries; and Working…
U.S. Suspends Pork Imports from Poland
The U.S. suspended pork imports from Poland last week after an outbreak of African Swine Fever in that country. Pork Business Dot Com says the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health…
Trade News Has Pork Producers Feeling Optimistic
…for U.S. pork producers, NPPC is continuing to press the Trump administration to resolve trade disputes with China and Mexico, including dropping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the…
U.S. Agricultural Export Opportunities in South Korea
…Remains Top Agricultural Supplier to South Korea With its growing economy and limited arable land, South Korea is the eighth-largest agricultural importer in the world. In 2017, those imports totaled…