…Fever outbreaks in China may lead to an increase in pork supply because of herd liquidation through the end of the year. That may push all meat prices lower in…
China Sets More Tariffs on U.S. Food and Ag Imports
China said Tuesday that it will hit back against President Donald Trump with retaliatory duties of five or 10 percent against another $60 billion worth of American products. The response…
Global Pork Production Shifting Because of Virus
A Rabobank report says the African Swine Fever virus has shifted the outlook for the global pork industry. The virus was first found in China and has now been confirmed…
Tariffs Harming Ag Equipment Makers
More tariffs in the tit-for-tat trade war between the U.S. and China means more suffering for agriculture and agricultural equipment makers. Feeling the brunt of the trade war since it…
Trump China Trade War Troubling Talks with Japan
The ongoing trade war with China is threatening trade relations with Japan. Reuters reports that the start of a second round of trade talks between Japan and the United States…
Agri View: Tariff War
…has a longer ‘use life’ than milk, but, there is a limit. Don’t blame China. We export more cheese to Mexico than we do to China. Don’t forget chickens. Poultry…
Tariffs Cause Decline in August Almond Exports
…of California President and CEO Elaine Trevino. “In China, we’re hit with a 50 percent retaliatory tariff and a 25 percent retaliatory tariff in Turkey, and of course everyone continues…
Farm Bureau Details Trade, Tariff Impacts on Agriculture
…crop there. In response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, as well as those imposed on only China for violations related to U.S. intellectual property, China has imposed hefty…
Trump: the U.S. Under “No Pressure” to Make Deal with China
President Donald Trump pushed back at the Wall Street Journal, which ran an article saying the U.S. was under pressure to make a deal with China. The Hill Dot Com…
ASF Found in Belgium and Spreading in China
…spread of the disease, especially into central China, where most of the nation’s pork farms are located. The moves have also pressured hog prices in northern China as hog supplies…
Trump Administration Seeking China Trade Talks
…Mnuchin made the invite, but officials in China are growing concerned with the unpredictable decision-making process by the Trump administration and some speculate that China may be hesitant to accept…
State Ag Officials Voice Concerns with Trade Approach
…Organization will not only allow the U.S. to work with like-minded countries to hold China accountable for its trade-distorting practices, it will also “enable the administration to remedy trade disputes…
USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations
…developed an estimate of gross trade damages for commodities with assessed retaliatory tariffs by Canada, China, the European Union, Mexico, and Turkey to set commodity payment rates and purchase levels…
Industry Coalition Opposes New China Tariffs
…groups fear additional 10 percent or 25 percent tariffs, put in place under Section 301 authority, will backfire. The letter says, “Continuing the tit-for-tat escalation with China only serves to…