…the market’s not been very good for small to very-small fruit, but this year even medium fruit do not appear to have a lot of value.” The NASS projection is…
Industry Reaction to Trade Aid Announcement
…insecure. National Pork Producers Council President David Herring, a producer from Lillington, N.C., issued the following statement: “U.S. pork producers are highly dependent on export markets, shipping more than 25…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…technical assistance. Last week, USDA awarded $100 million to 48 organizations through the ATP to help U.S. farmers and ranchers identify and access new export markets. The 48 recipients are…
California Groups Receive Nearly One-Third of Latest ATP Payments
…industry will be receiving over $7.5 million worth of support to identify and access new export markets, through awards to the Almond Board of California, Blue Diamond Growers, the California…
Wine Origins Alliance Shifts Focus to Include Tariff Barriers
…County Vintners, Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, and Napa Valley Vintners (NVV). As trade markets have become somewhat turbulent for wine in recent years, WOA has broadened its scope of…
USDA Awards Agricultural Trade Promotion Funding
…Promotion Program (ATP) to help U.S. farmers and ranchers identify and access new export markets. In May, President Trump authorized USDA to provide up to $16 billion in programs to support…
CBB Executives Detail Recent Beef Leadership Trip to Taiwan and Japan
…development,” said Coffey, a fifth-generation rancher from Davis, Oklahoma. “While these Asian markets share many similarities, their challenges and opportunities are actually quite different. Taking this trip gave us the…
Value of Dairy Exports Highest in Four Years
According to the U.S. Dairy Export Council, it appears that the total value of American dairy exports reached a four-year high in May at nearly $540 million. Analysts attribute the…
NCBA, State Affiliates Urge Congress to Ratify USMCA
…“American cattle producers need to maintain our unrestricted, duty-free access to markets in Canada and Mexico, and that’s exactly what USMCA would guarantee us,” said NCBA President Jennifer Houston. “Jeopardizing…
USDA Farm Bill Implementation Progress Update
…(NOFA) for FY 2020 Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development Program, Emerging Markets Program, and Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program funding. Submissions are due on June 28, 2019. TITLE…
Ag Groups and Others Stress Importance of USMCA Ratification
…exports to our neighbors and would deliver an additional $2.2 billion in U.S. economic activity.” A similar letter addressed to several U.S. Representatives was also recently sent by the U.S….
California Represented in Historical Trade Mission to Colombia
…and Panama remain two of the fastest-growing export markets in the Western Hemisphere for U.S. farm and food products. “The record size of this trade mission delegation demonstrates the degree…
Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech EO
…[and] encourage the production, export, and use of domestically produced agricultural products.” The Task Force report to the President was released in January 2018, and it recognized that “on the…
U.S. Pork Producers Seek Main Course, Not Crumbs
China Represents Single-Greatest Sales Opportunity in U.S. Pork History Expanding U.S. export markets is vital to the success of American pork producers, but trade disputes with some of our top…