…able to keep up with market demand, which has skyrocketed in the last 20 years. This has resulted in increasing pressure from foreign organic rice imports. The OREI project tackles…
Canada Ag Census Shows Increase in Young and Women Farmers
…by industry). Agricultural operations in Canada employed 280,315 people in 2015. From a trade perspective, agricultural goods accounted for 2.2% of Canada’s total imports and 4.6% of total exports (CANSIM…
Initial Results of the 100-Day Action Plan of the U.S. – China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue
…round of technical consultations between the United States and China, China is to allow imports of U.S. beef on conditions consistent with international food safety and animal health standards and…
China to Resume U.S. Beef Imports
…not only will send U.S. beef exports to China, but also allow Chinese imports of cooked poultry, expand U.S. electronic payment services and provide for faster regulatory approval of biotechnology…
U.S. on Path to Sustainable Commercial Fishing Waters
…harvest and imports. Seafood imports were also lower in 2015 — $1.4 billion less than in 2014. Saltwater angling generated $63 billion in sales across the economy in 2015, up…
NMPF April Dairy Market Report
…a slight upturn, while last year’s slow drop in cheese imports stepped up considerably. The rise in milk protein concentrate imports during the second half of 2016, together with a…
2016 California Wine Sales in U.S. Hit New Record
…Excludes cider 2Excludes bulk imports bottled in U.S. 3Estimated retail value includes markups by wholesalers, retailers and restaurateurs. WINE SALES IN THE U.S. (Wine shipments in millions of 9-liter…
Secretary Perdue Announces Arrival of First Shipment of U.S. Beef to Brazil
…market. Brazil closed its market to imports of U.S. fresh beef in 2003 over concerns about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Since then, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural…
Response to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s paper on Clean Fuel Standard
…reduce the reliance on petroleum imports and lower the price of gasoline for consumers. But it needs to be done right, based on sound science and consumer choice. We are…
Rabobank Finds Pork Export Market Projections Favorable
…is keeping a close eye on what’s going on with Chinese pork imports, both now and in the months ahead. Rabobank analysts report that “steady, regulatory-driven relocation of pork production…
Commerce Department to End Mexican Sugar Dumping
…The department will impose duties on Mexican sugar imports beginning on June 5, unless the two countries can come to an agreement. Phillip Hayes, a spokesman for the American Sugar…
Minnesota Court Delays Syngenta Lawsuit Hearing
…a genetically engineered corn variety before China had approved it for imports, thereby causing farmers economic harm. The case was supposed to go to trial last week in a Minnesota…
Brazil Looking at Tariffs on U.S. Ethanol Imports
Reuters says the Brazilian Ag Minister is asking the country’s Foreign Trade Council to impose tariffs on U.S. ethanol imports after a recent surge in shipments coming in from America….
Canada/Mexico Doing NAFTA Renegotiations “Together”
…diversify, especially if NAFTA negotiations fall apart. Last year, 98 percent of Mexico’s corn imports came from the United States, roughly $3.25 billion dollars worth of business for American farmers….