…of the 1,000 farmers surveyed favored Congress rejecting or placing a moratorium on TPP. The farmers want concerns over imported Milk Protein Concentrates and other low-cost imports resolved. The Wisconsin…
Agri View: Export Trade
…Some of our imports are the same thing we export. Fruits especially. But we don’t export coffee, tea or cocoa. Because, we don’t produce any of that. That’s Agri View…
October Dairy Market Report
…increasing during the first half of 2016. Case in imports have dropped by double-digit percentages all year, but the percent of total U.S. production represented by imports continues to rise…
Biodiesel Industry Urges Extension of Tax Incentive
…and billions of dollars in economic activity. Additionally, reforming the incentive would save the Treasury some $90 million as imports are reduced and domestic production rises, according to the Joint…
Trade Deal Between Canada and EU Back On
…Dot Com says Wallonia was concerned that would give too much power to multinational entities. They also wanted protections for Wallonia’s farmers, who would now face competition from Canadian imports….
APHIS Proposes Imports of Hass Avocados
…pests that are of high or medium concern, if left unmitigated. These concerns will be addressed by the systems approach, which includes requirements that: Imports must be through commercial shipments…
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook
Net Exports of Total Red Meat and Poultry To Increase in 2016 and 2017 USDA forecasts for net exports (exports minus imports) of red meat and poultry in 2016 and…
Rabobank Says Pork Export Pace is Slowing
A lot of pork production and slowing Chinese pork imports are going to pressure American pork prices in the next several months, according to Rabobank in its latest quarterly Pork…
Agri View: Say Cheese!
…in such a bind? Well China’s poor economy and the Russian ban on Western imports is two of the biggest reasons. Overproduction is the other part of the problem. But…
Beef, Pork Imports in China Growing
…hog and pork prices to encourage a recovery in China’s hog herd, which should limit the country’s import needs in 2017. USDA forecasts pork imports at 2.2 million metric tons,…
USDA China Office Expects Record Imports for Soybeans
…lower imports of distillers dried grains due to China’s antidumping duties should boost soymeal demand and thus soybean imports, according to USDA. That’s welcome news for U.S. soybean farmers as…
Olive Production Shifts as Result of Mechanization
…long struggled against lower-priced imports, mostly in the form of sliced black ripe olives used in foodservice. Offshore olives outnumber California olives 2-to-1 in that market, Hester noted. Most California…
Wheat Import Forecast Trimmed for Egypt
…shortage of foreign currency that has made opening letters of credit more difficult, significantly hampering imports.” But USDA also noted that rising feed demand should boost the nation’s corn imports…
India, Pakistan Tensions could send Cotton Trade Business to U.S.
…at a near standstill. Some officials from India recently indicated that its Prime Minister may cut off trade with Pakistan. Reduced cotton imports from Pakistan may help other suppliers like…