…a U.S. delay in approving – or even a rejection of – the trade agreement, pointing out that other countries are negotiating free trade deals in the Asia-Pacific region, including…
USDEC, NMPF Respond to International Trade Commission
USDEC, NMPF Respond to International Trade Commission’s economic impact analysis of Trans-Pacific Partnership Joint statement from Tom Suber, president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, and Jim Mulhern, president and…
USDA Increases Sugar Quantity, Access
…the U.S. Trade Representative will allocate this increase among supplying countries. Raw cane sugar under this tariff-rate quota must be accompanied by a certificate for quota eligibility and may be…
U.S. Beef Hits South Africa
…“The arrival of U.S. beef in South Africa represents another important milestone in efforts by USDA and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to regain access to this important…
Agri View: Ornamental Fish
…array of animal species that make up the generic ‘ornamental aquarium fish trade’ is staggering. Around 2,000 species and millions of specimens are traded annually in the ornamental fish trade…
Agri View: Weather Losses
…of trade. However, climate change will affect the quantity of produce available for export and import as well as prices (Figure 6.3). The cumulative impacts of climate change will ultimately…
Interview with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack
Vilsack AgNet West News Director Sabrina Hill talks with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack about his recent trip to Asia, trade and the Trans Pacific Partnership, and the upcoming election. Ag…
NPPC Capital Update
…trade agreement with the United States, and Obama pointing out that the two countries could more immediately address trade issues through a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement. (TIFA provides a…
Two Sides of TPP
…is important for American agriculture, a trade agreement that does little to fix currency manipulation, reign in foreign predatory trade practices, or improve the $531 billion trade imbalance is not…
Strengthen Rural Communities
…and Trade: Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz., $482,831 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., $398,186 University of California-Davis, Davis, Calif., $474,132 University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn., $499,872 Albany State University, Albany,…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…(USTR). It identifies trade barriers to U.S. companies and products due to the intellectual property policies, such as copyright, patents, trademarks and geographical indications in other countries. Increasingly, those barriers…
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…to address the needs of agriculture – including key dairy issues – in any free trade agreement with the European Union. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman,…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…States’ 11th-largest agricultural export market, with top products including cotton, tree nuts, soybeans, and dairy. Vietnam is a member of the ASEAN Free Trade Zone and has concluded free trade…
Congress Echoes Ag Groups on TPP
…letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack underscoring “critical implementation components related to dairy trade.” The U.S. Dairy Export Council, National Milk Producers Federation and…