…divisions among negotiators from the U.S., Mexico, and Canada on difficult issues are driving a stake through the heart of President Donald Trump’s goal of signing a new agreement into…
USTR To Review Thailand’s GSP Trade Benefits
…urging the Trump administration to withdraw or limit the benefits Thailand receives under the preferential trade program, which gives duty-free treatment to certain goods entering the United States. The program…
Lawmakers Renew Call for Completing NAFTA This Week
…an agreement this week. That is if the Trump administration wants Congress to consider an updated NAFTA before the end of 2018. House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady says…
Equipment Groups Release Policy Survey Results
…imposed by the Trump Administration on steel and aluminum. One surprising discrepancy, according to survey organizers, was the opinion on how the tariffs would impact the U.S. economy. Although many…
Trump Exploring Exports Under RFS, Scaling Back Hardship Waivers, E15 Sales
The Trump Administration will scale back hardship waivers under the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to Reuters. A source tells Reuters that the move includes counting ethanol exports towards biofuel usage…
Farm Bill May Have Enough Votes in House for Passage
…Conaway met with President Trump last week, and Conaway says the President “supports his efforts,” despite some concern that the President would veto the bill, titled the Agriculture and Nutrition…
Trump Deal on China’s ZTE May Reduce Ag Tariff’s
A possible agreement between President Trump and China that would relax penalties on a Chinese telecom company could ease the agriculture tariff threats. Trump is talking with China to ease…
Canada, China, Talking Trade
…is facing a glut of tariffs from China stemming from a trade dispute if President Trump cannot strike a deal to keep China from implementing the tariffs. From the National…
House Will Take Up Farm Bill This Week
…say no Democrat will vote for the bill because of the changes it would make to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). After a meeting with President Trump at the…
NAFTA Clock Is Ticking
The Trump Administration is working against the clock to get the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations done in time for a vote during this year’s December session of…
Agriculture Prominent in U.S. and China Discussions
…in the discussions. China responded with their own trade requests. Ross says President Trump has asked the Ag Department to figure out ways to help minimize the impact of Chinese…
Secretary Perdue Names FSA Administrator
…by the Trump Administration, Fordyce served as the director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture from 2013 to 2017. In 2015, Fordyce was awarded the Missouri Farm Bureau Distinguished Service…
Conaway Comments on Trump Challenging India Market Practices
House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway says the Trump administration is holding India accountable in it’s latest trade move. The administration announced earlier a Word Trade Organization counter notification on India’s…
Senators Want Answers on RFS Economic Hardship Waiver to CVR
…including Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin and Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar, sent letters seeking information to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt and Icahn, the billionaire former adviser to President Trump and Chairman…