The European Union’s wheat harvest may wind up about six million tons less than it was a year ago. Crops in the northern part of the EU suffered through a…
EU, China, Working to Strengthen Trade Ties
The European Union is working to strengthen trade ties with China as the U.S. and China are embattled in a trade war. Repercussions of the trade war are being felt…
EU Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs on the U.S.
The European Union’s (EU) response to Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs take effect Friday, June 22, 2018. The EU will be charging import duties of 25 percent on a range…
Farmers for Free Trade Places More Anti-Trade War Advertising
…will run in the immediate aftermath of new retaliatory tariffs being announced on American farm exports from key U.S. trading partners including Mexico, India, Canada, China and the European Union….
Farmers Set to Attend the NFU Beginning Farmers Institute
Courtesy National Farmers Union The National Farmers Union says twenty beginning farmers and ranchers from across the United States will participate in the 2018-2019 Beginning Farmers Institute Program. The institute…
Mexico Turning to EU and Others to Replace U.S. Pork Imports
Mexico is turning to the European Union and Latin America to offset any potential declines in U.S. pork imports. Mexico recently announced a 20 percent tariff on U.S. pork shoulders…
NFU, Canada Farmers Group, Make Joint Statement Supporting Trade
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson made a joint statement with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture supporting agricultural trade. The statement was prompted by President Trump’s lashing out against…
More Tariffs From Mexico Planned
…Canada, Mexico and European Union previously from the tariffs. The tariffs will impact just more than one percent of all U.S. exports to Mexico, but will have significant impact on…
Agri View: Trade War Threat Continues
…they would turn to Asian countries to keep their market strong. In some opinions, they would have to look beyond European exports to take up the slack. If Europe can’t…
Farm and Biofuel Coalition Demands that EPA Account for Lost Volumes
…National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), and National Farmers Union (NFU). This petition comes days after several ethanol and farm groups challenged three specific small refinery exemptions…
US Sales of California Wine Increased in 2017
…come from California and resulted in more than $1.5 bill in winery revenues in 2017, with over 42 million cases being exported. The European Union, which is comprised of 28…
Agriculture Groups Oppose Tariffs
The White House announced that it plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico. And many fear that will trigger potential retaliatory…
Ethanol Coalition Sues EPA Over Secretive RFS Waivers
…National Corn Growers, and the National Farmers Union are suing the EPA to challenge several waivers to the Renewable Fuels Standard, given out in secret to several profitable refineries. The…
Dairy Groups Ask for Original Oversight
…Zealand, the European Union and Canada. “While we recognize that the U.S. government has international obligations to be responsive to trading partners’ equivalency requests while still upholding high U.S. food…