…U.S. corn and wheat is highly dependent on domestic supplies and global prices. The 2016/2017 marketing year saw U.S. wheat at highly competitive prices due to problems with the European…
Environmental Groups: No Farm Bill Better Than Bad Bill
…Major farm groups like the American Farm Bureau and National Farmers Union, along with commodity and conservation groups, are calling on Congress to finish the farm bill this year. But…
Secretary Perdue Comments on USMCA
…KORUS agreement, and the continued progress with Japan, can lead to further deals with other trading partners like the European Union and China. The dominoes are falling and it is…
EU Ready for Talks over U.S. Beef
The European Union (EU) is readying to negotiate with the United States to allow the U.S. to increase beef exports to EU countries. The European Commission sought approval from its…
China Language in USMCA Not Surprising
…India and the European Union. Article 32.10 in the preliminary agreement gives the U.S. “virtual veto power” over any bilateral deal Canada or Mexico may wish to reach with “a…
US Pushing for Better Trade Terms with Japan
…better ally of Japan than the European Union is and we would expect to have an equal or better deal than Japan gave the European Union regarding agriculture,” said Secretary…
Secretary Perdue Highlights the Benefits of the USMCA for California Producers
…trade agreement can provide a pathway for other arrangements to follow suit in areas such as Japan and the European Union. “I think it does set a model or template,…
Secretary Perdue Statement on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…agreement, and the continued progress with Japan, can lead to further deals with other trading partners like the European Union and China. The dominoes are falling and it is good…
Farm Groups Keep Pressure On to Formalize Meat Definition
The National Farmers Union has sent a second letter to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the labeling of cell-cultured meat. The letter calls for officials to finally formalize the…
Farm Bureau says U.S.-Japan Trade Statement Bodes Well for Future
…agreement will address key trade issues that should create additional opportunities down the road and could lead to wider cooperation at the global level that includes the European Union. The…
NPPC: Auto Import Tariffs Will Prompt More Retaliation Against American Agriculture
…affect Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and at least four members of the European Union – Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom – as well as countries that supply…
Secretary Perdue Rings the Closing Bell at NYSE
…Paul Wenger Owner Wenger Ranch, CA Zach Clark Director of Government Relations National Farmers Union Collin Woodall Senior VP of Government Affairs National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Jim Monroe Senior Communications…
Updated KORUS Protects Current Market Share
…more than 50 percent compared to a year ago. The United States is the largest supplier of beef to Korea and trails only the European Union as the second-largest pork…
Perdue Comments on Signing of New KORUS Trade Agreement
…deals. I am optimistic that the dominoes will continue to fall: KORUS, then a new NAFTA, and new agreements with the European Union, Japan, and, most notably, China. As an…