A study by the Trade Partnership estimates that the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs will cost 495,000 jobs in the United States. That figure is up from a previous…
U.S. Will Engage With TPP-11 Countries Regarding Fair Trade
…week after the signing of the agreement that President Donald Trump removed the U.S. from upon taking office. Politico reports that Tillerson did not mention Trump’s recent comments on the…
Business, Farm, Union Groups React to Trump’s Tariffs
…the tariffs a major unforced error by President Trump that will put America’s economic progress at risk. He says, “The tariffs will cause significant harm to industries that rely on…
Mexico, Canada Don’t Want Tariff Exemptions Tied to NAFTA
Mexico and Canada were happy to hear about President’s Trump’s willingness to exclude them from tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to the U.S. However, they expect any talks about…
Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market
…resulting harm to millions of workers in U.S. agriculture and livestock production, as well as American consumers. President Trump can sniff out a good deal from a bogus one, and…
Canada Staying Calm and Constructive Amidst Trade Talks
As President Donald Trump has ratcheted up the conversation on trade, Canada is sticking to it’s “keep-calm” strategy. While the European Union immediately offered a list of targeted U.S. products…
Trump Unveils Steel and Aluminum Tariff Plan
President Donald Trump Thursday unveiled his plan to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and ten percent on aluminum. The plan includes provisional exceptions for Canada and Mexico. However,…
Coalition Formed to Fight Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
Industry and agriculture groups have formed a coalition to address the proposed steel and aluminum tariffs by President Donald Trump. The National Foreign Trade Council announced formation of the Alliance…
Trump Considering Trade Protection Measures Against China
…Japan met with the Trump administration last week, with both sides expressing a desire to avoid a trade war. However, further escalating Trump’s desire to protect U.S. trade, the deficit…
Ethanol Industry Workers, Veterans Ask Trump To Support RFS
Plant managers, general managers, and CEOs from 150 biofuel production facilities, including nearly every Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) producer member, sent a letter to President Trump today, urging him to…
Trump Tells Canada he wants “Fair” NAFTA Deal
President Donald Trump told Canada he wants a fair North American Free Trade Agreement. Speaking over the phone earlier this week to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Trump said he…
AEM’s Slater: Trump Tariffs Won’t Help U.S. Manufacturers ‘Win’ Again
…Slater AEM is assessing the impact of Trump’s announcement last week that he would impose 25 percent import tariffs on steel and 10 percent import tariffs on aluminum. “President Trump…
New Study: RIN Price Cap for E15 RVP Waiver “Deal” Would Cut Ethanol Consumption and Trounce Corn Prices
…comes as President Trump met last week with ethanol and oil industry stakeholders, including members of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), to discuss the RFS and RINs. Sen. Ted Cruz…
No Tariff Exceptions for Canada/Mexico
…from pouring into the U.S.,” Trump says. “Tariffs on steel and aluminum only come off if a new and fair NAFTA is signed.” The Bloomberg report says it’s the latest…