…which a large portion of European palm oil imports are used for biofuels, giving the palm industry cause for concern as they fear overall demand will fall. However, the palm…
Brazil Considers Dropping Tariff on U.S. Ethanol Imports
Brazil is considering removing a 20-percent tariff on ethanol imports from the United States. An agriculture official from Brazil said Wednesday the decision could depend on the U.S. lifting a…
South Korean Market Demands American Beef in Record Numbers
…beef to South Korea, accounting for close to half of all beef imports into the country. That number surpasses the $966.9 million exported to the country for the entire calendar…
NPPC: Mexico Pork Exports Rule Maintains Good Trade Relationship
…disease from pork imports from Mexico is negligible. Noting that Mexico is the second largest export market for U.S. pork, NPPC President Ken Maschhoff says: “Maintaining our good relationship with…
Latest WASDE Report from USDA
…Oceania. No change is made to exports. Pork exports for 2017 are raised reflecting the pace of trade to date but no change is made to pork imports. Broiler imports…
Orange Juice Stuck in a Rut
…by the government to hit the lowest point it’s been at in the past 73 years. Surging imports from Mexico and Brazil are making up for the domestic shortfall. From…
Brazil Beef Exports Returning to the U.S. in 2018
…ban on fresh beef from Brazil. It was back in June that the U.S. suspended beef imports from Brazil over safety concerns. That came after the U.S. had previously rejected…
China Needs More Corn to Meet Fuel Mandate
…in China, and ethanol imports to China increased in October. Currently, just 20 percent of fuels in China contain ethanol. Stewart Peterson is a commodity brokerage and analysis firm. The…
USDA Emphasizing Trade Expansion
…is to remind trade partners that “we’re open for business, including both exports and imports.” The four countries he’s taken trips to are not the biggest U.S. trading partners but…
International Trade Commission Votes 4-0 in Support of the Biodiesel Industry
A vote by the International Trade Commission confirms the U.S. biodiesel industry has suffered because of unfairly subsidized imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia. In a case filed by…
Crawford Renews Calls to Open Ag Trade with Cuba
…by North Dakota Democrat Heidi Heitkamp and Arkansas Republican John Boozman. Cuba currently imports largely from China, Spain, Brazil and Canada. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada Looking to Boost Pork Exports to China
…percent of the world’s pork supply. As their economy continues to grow, they’re continuing to expand their imports.” Last year, China was the third-largest importer of Canadian pork, purchasing $500…
Brazil Company Expecting to Resume Exports to U.S. in 2018
…from the agriculture ministry.” The ministry didn’t respond to a Reuters request for comment. USDA originally halted Brazilian beef imports in June of this year after a large part of…
Eliminating Poultry Trade Barriers Part of NAFTA Negotiation Objectives
…updated the objectives list to include the elimination of all remaining Canadian tariffs on imports of U.S. dairy, poultry and egg products, along with the elimination of “discriminatory barriers and…