A former foreign trade negotiator says the United States will have no choice but to consider approving the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Andrew Robb led Australia’s negotiations when the trade…
Agri View: Trade with Cuba
Everett Griner talks about good, and bad, reasons to trade with Cuba in today’s Agri View. Trade with Cuba There is no doubt that expanding trade with Cuba would generate…
Updating the National Poultry Improvement Program
…with other federal agencies, states, foreign governments, industry and professional groups, and others to enhance international trade and cooperation while preventing the introduction of dangerous and costly pests and diseases….
Consumers Set to Benefit from Lower Global Meat Prices
…Meanwhile, organizers of the report say U.S. producers head into 2017 grappling with potential changes with the country’s trade policy and further currency movements, adding more potential downward pressure. From…
Japan Moving Forward with TPP
…because of Trump’s opposition to the trade agreement. Trump repeated campaign promises in a video last month saying he would pull the U.S. out of the trade accord on his…
China Proposes New Food Safety Rules on Imports
The Chinese government recently proposed a draft rule on food imports that has the European and U.S. governments concerned. Trade officials from both nations are concerned that the new rules…
Agricultural Relationship Key to China Ambassador Nominee
…trade and agricultural issues and has a “tremendous understanding” of China and its people, as reported by the Des Moines Register. A former aide to Branstad called the governor a…
U.S.-China Talks Falter in WTO Farm Subsidy Spat
Trade officials from the U.S. and China were unable to resolve their disagreements over the Obama administration’s allegations that Beijing provided more than $100 billion in illegal government subsidies for…
U.S. Trade Deficit Widening on Falling Soybean Exports
The U.S. trade gap is widening because of a decrease in soybean exports and other products, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The deficit recorded its biggest increase in…
CFBF President Urges Farmers to Work Toward Change
…with other agricultural organizations and partners. In discussing the election of Donald Trump as president and the implications of the incoming administration, Wenger acknowledged concerns about trade and immigration policy….
Dairy Groups Detail Importance of Dairy Trade
…dairy sector and seeking further dialogue on ways the organizations can work with the incoming administration on trade policy. NMPF and USDEC said in their letter that expanded agricultural trade…
Nations Racing to Fill Trade Leadership Gap Left by U.S.
…because the trade deals allegedly violate World Trade Organization rules by creating closed associations, while at the same time, Russia is touting its own regional trade proposals. From the National…
World Soil Day: Celebrating the Magic Beneath
…rolling out its very own Healthy Soils Program, financed as part of the California Climate Investments funded with Cap-and-Trade funds. The Healthy Soils Program recognizes the climate change benefits of…
Dairy Exports to Increase by $500 Million in 2017
…However, trade is uncertain going forward as the incoming Trump administration has vowed to renegotiate trade agreements with all three countries. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….