…the higher use of butter and cheese helped lift the use of milk in all products on a milkfat basis by 2.6 percent. U.S. Dairy Trade Intense competition in global…
Poll: Support for TPP
A new poll from Morning Consult shows most voters favor fair trade – something all candidates should keep in mind as a congressional vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement comes…
Senator Says TPP Will be A ‘Challenge’
…a proponent of trade, but says in regards to TPP “I think it’s going to be a challenge.” Her comments come despite a plan by the Obama Administration to send…
Vietnam: TPP Not Open for Renegotiation
Vung Tau, Vietnam – Workers are packaging product for export in a seafood factory in Vietnam. (Image credit- Vietbox/DepositPhotos) Trade negotiators from Vietnam say the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is…
U.S. Beef Gaining Market Share in Japan
…News US beef exporters continue to gain market share as they battle with Australia for dominance in Japan, despite the favorable tariffs enjoyed by Australia’s producers, according to trade data….
Federal Review of Cattle Markets to Last Months
…on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and requested reforms such as limits on messaging for livestock contracts; a one-second delay between trade actions among other reforms. In February, the CME…
Farm Groups Discuss Ag Policy with Trump
…Soybean Association said the groups used the meeting to highlight “several big, broad policy areas as examples of matters deserving attention during the election, including agricultural trade, food safety, farm…
Obama Still Has Shot at Passing TPP
…free trade, citing a Pew Research Center survey taken in March. The survey found 51 percent of Americans say free trade agreements are good, versus 39 percent against them. Wolff…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…From: Republican Senator Pat Toomey Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership would be a bad trade deal for Pennsylvanians Trade is good. I trade with my grocer so I don’t have to…
Asian Trade Negotiations Taking Place Without the U.S.
Representatives from Australia, Singapore, and other countries in the Far East and Pacific Rim are in Vietnam this week, negotiating a trade agreement that could potentially take the place of…
Trump’s New Ag Advisors Take Aim at Regulatory Overreach
…trade is to agriculture.” He said both major party candidates say they are against the TPP agreement but support trade, adding “they need to articulate what that means.” From the…
Canada and China Canola Talks End Without Deal
…continue. Some experts say the move might make it more difficult for China to get a free trade deal with Canada which it has been pushing for recently. From the…
Grains Council Promoting U.S. Sorghum in Peru for Export
…can now import unlimited quantities of U.S. sorghum duty-free under the existing U.S.-Peru free trade agreement. A small group of USGC representatives visited the country last month and will follow…
Port Workers Agree to Discuss Contract Extension
…of another round of long delays, which were seen at the biggest West Coast ports from mid-2014 to February 2015. The vote is welcome news for agriculture and trade groups,…