A businessman from China will serve three years in prison after being caught rummaging through Iowa cornfields to learn trade secrets from U.S. seed corn companies. The Des Moines Register…
Sommet De l’Elevage is Under Way
…Phil Hogan, the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development. We caught up with Hogan to discuss his presence at the show, issues facing the cattle industry, and international trade….
Agri View: Foreign Trade
Everett Griner talks about the complications of foreign trade for producers in today’s Agri View. Foreign Trade I just don’t understand international trade, at least the way it’s structured anyway….
Judge Allows Syngenta Corn Case to Continue as Class Action Suit
…not plant Viptera corn claimed they suffered losses when the rejections disrupted trade and dragged down corn prices. It is estimated by the plaintiffs that U.S. corn producers lost between…
Millennials are Big Organic Consumers
The Organic Trade Association says millennials are big consumers of organic foods and other organic products. OTA announced the U.S. Families’ Organic Attitudes and Beliefs 2016 Tracking Study during a…
Millennials and Organic: a winning combination
…Organic Trade Association (OTA). Among U.S. parents, more than five in 10 (52 percent) organic buyers are Millennials. And this influential and progressive generation is stocking their shopping carts with…
U.S. Poultry Dispute with India Nears Resolution
Trade officials in India are making policy changes in an effort to comply with a 2015 World Trade Organization ruling that found its ban on U.S. imports of poultry meat,…
Prospects for a Vote on TPP Improving Slightly
…Minnesota Ag Connection report says Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah is Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, which has authority in trade matters, and he said the upper chamber…
Canada, China, Sign Canola and Beef Trade Agreement
Trade leaders from Canada and China have signed a trade agreement that supports canola exports to China. Canola is Canada’s second-largest export and top agricultural export to China, according to…
Poultry and Soy Groups in Cuba This Week
A delegation representing American poultry and soybean groups is in Cuba on a trade mission this week. The group represents the first mission to Cuba funded by the soybean checkoff…
Presidential Debate Touches on Trade and Regulations
…Trade Deal while in the Senate. She also argued that trade is critical to the U.S. economy, saying “We are five percent of the world’s population and we have to…
Heritage Foundation Slams Farm Bill
…stands, renewable fuels and trade. The 148-page report calls on Congress to eliminate the Renewable Fuels Standard along with trade-stifling tariffs and tariff rate quotas. The report also criticizes Congress…
China places Anti-Dumping Duties on U.S. DDGs
…the largest exporter. Trade experts fear the final decision regarding the duties on DDGs could be even higher than the one issued Friday. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Chance for TPP Passage Slim
Vice President Joe Biden said last week the chances for Congress to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal were slim. Biden said he sees a “less than even chance”…