…to provide greater pre-trade and post-trade transparency to the swaps market. Seed is a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seed CX LTD., a Delaware corporation. Upon…
Sugar Industry Responds to Recommendations for Added Sugars
…added sugars dialogue “has lost its scientific integrity.” Politico reports that the trade group scolded the American Heart Association for going beyond what the 2015 Dietary Guidelines recommend — that…
Chicago Tribune Editorial: Pacific Trade good for the Midwest
…Trans-Pacific Partnership would leave farmers in the Midwest vulnerable because trade is a competitive game and market share is always in flux. The editorial calls trade a healthy form of…
Poll Shows Support for TPP
A New poll from Morning Consult shows the majority of voters favor trade. The poll shows 57 percent of registered voters have a favorable view of “fair trade,” and 50…
August Dairy Market Report
…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…