China announced on Friday that it’s ready and willing to put tariffs on another $60 billion worth of American imports. If it follows through on the threat, the total tariff…
U.S. Poultry 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 commercial imports of U.S. poultry meat and products…
Chinese Import Tariffs May Climb Higher
The U.S. government is taking comments on a proposal to increase the tariff on Chinese imports from the current 10 percent rate up to 25 percent. The tariff increase would…
China Pushes Back Against U.S. Tariffs
China immediately responded to the latest U.S. tariff threat by publishing a list of $60 billion in U.S. imports it will lay tariffs on. That’s dependent on whether or not…
EU Insists Agriculture Not a Part of Trade Truce with Trump
…for you farmers.” The EU may be feeling pressure to emphasize that there was no farming concession made to Trump because of opposition in Europe to more genetically modified imports…
U.S., EU to Talk Trade
…on automobile imports from the European Union, which would be a serious economic blow to the 28-nation group’s economy. Should the U.S. eventually follow through on its tariff threat, the…
Navarro Discounts Trade War Impact on Ag
…The administration is preparing to impose tariffs on another $200 million worth of Chinese imports. The Commerce Department is studying whether imported automobiles and parts threaten U.S. national security and…
Chinese Trade Surplus with U.S. Hits High Amid Tariff Concerns
…on a total of $500 billion in Chinese imports. The dispute between the two largest economies in the world has jolted global financial markets and triggered worries of a full-scale…
U.S. to Further Implement Trade Tariffs
…the 25 percent tariffs implemented last week on approximately $34 billion worth of Chinese imports and will eventually cover up to $50 billion in Chinese imports. The latest action from…
China Tariff on U.S. Pork Now Tops 60 Percent
…a 13 percent value-added tax on most agricultural imports. China represented 17 percent of total U.S. pork exports by value in 2017. NPPC President Jim Heimerl added: “We need these…
NCBA Responds to Canada Tariff Hikes on U.S. Beef Imports
Canada has announced it will place higher tariffs on U.S. beef imports starting on Sunday, July 1. Kent Bacus is the NCBA Director of International Trade and Market Access, and…
China Says Washington Trade Actions Will Hurt American Workers
…in a strong manner because of U.S. tariff threats. President Donald Trump recently threatened to hit an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese imports with a ten percent tariff, if…
China Could Step Up Trade War Tactics
…products from targeted countries, such as Big Macs, and make business harder for U.S. companies in China. While China has far fewer U.S. imports to impose tariffs on, a trade…
Sales of Organic Poultry Hits New Record in 2017
…fraudulent grain imports. Poultry makes up the largest volume of organic meat sales, but organic beef sales have also been increasing significantly. Organic beef still only accounts for one percent…