…a positive, market-expanding and modernized NAFTA. Achieving this objective starts with ensuring the negotiations protect U.S. agriculture’s benefits under the current trade agreement. “The 2015 Trade Priorities and Accountability Act…
2016 California Cost of Milk Production Annual Available
…in 2015). The percentage of pooled milk going into the production of cheese and whey products (Class 4b) also increased slightly to 46.4 percent (from 46.3 percent in 2015). In…
NAFTA Modernization Must Not Disrupt Pork Exports
…grown by more than 150 percent. Under Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which Congress approved in June 2015 and which covers trade agreements reached before July 1, 2018, the administration is…
OTA Applauds Organic Research Investment Legislation
…Dr. Zhou is involved in a $1 million grant project awarded in 2015 focusing on organic rice production practices in the southern U.S. Domestic organic rice production has not been…
EPA Launches WOTUS Review Web Page
…The web page, according to the EPA, will keep the public informed as the EPA reviews the definition of a “Waters of the U.S.” In February, President Donald Trump issued…
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…
NCC Statement on US-China Preliminary Trade Agreement on Beef, Poultry
…since January 2015, when the country issued a blanket ban on all U.S. poultry over issues related to avian influenza. Poultry exports to China peaked in 2008, with an export…
Secretary Perdue Announces Creation of Undersecretary for Trade
…report on the USDA website (PDF, 706 KB). USDA employees and members of the public may comment on the reorganization plan by visiting this page hosted by the White House….
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…
EPA and U.S. Army Solicit State Input on Redefining “Waters of the U.S.”
…Trump signed an executive order on February 28, 2017 to direct federal agencies to roll back and replace the Obama Administration’s Clean Water Rule – also known as the “Waters…
NMPF April Dairy Market Report
…in more than a year during December 2016–February 2017. U.S. cheese exports during calendar year 2016 were 30,000 metric tons less than during calendar year 2015, a drop of 9.7…
Perdue Continues Midwest Outreach
…had written him a 17-page speech, Perdue asked the crowd, “Would you rather have me do that or talk from my heart?” His message was similar to the message he…
Changes Needed in Farm Bill Safety Net Outlined at Senate Hearing
…2015 and 2016, farmers have paid $90 million in fees and premiums to USDA while receiving only $14 million in insurance payouts, even though margins have been tight during much…
Free Trade, Relationships Key To Market Competitiveness In South Korea
…fourth largest importer of both U.S. corn and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) as well as the seventh largest importer of U.S. barley in the 2015/2016 marketing year. The…
