…D.C. the $2.4 billion a day that crosses the 49th parallel is good for both countries. Nine million Americans depend directly on exports to Canada, while 35 states have Canada…
NCBA Applauds USTR for Defending U.S. Beef from European Mistreatment
…of U.S. beef producers. “The European Union has left us no choice but to seek compensation for the long-standing mistreatment of U.S. beef exports,” said Brunner. “Our temporary agreement with…
Obama Admin Takes Action to Address EU’s Unfair Trade Practices against Beef Industry
…U.S. beef industry exports an average $6 billion per year. These exports produce an estimated $7.6 billion in economic activity and support 50,000 jobs nationwide. The American beef industry is…
Is 2017 A Turnaround Year For Farmers
…MetLife does caution that the strength of the U.S. dollar could put a crimp in those predictions as U.S. ag exports could face an obstacle from a strong U.S. dollar…
Conaway: China’s Predatory Practices Harming U.S. Producers
…otherwise enforced. “Trade is critical to the United States and particularly to agriculture. Agricultural exports are one of the few bright spots in our balance of trade in what is…
Agri View: Trade with Cuba
…exports if only on a cash basis. That would seem to benefit both U.S. farmers and the Cuban people. And it would off a little support to the Castro regime….
Syngenta Class Action Lawsuit Moving Forward
A class-action lawsuit against Syngenta regarding rejected exports is likely to head to trial next year, as scheduled. Online publication Agri-Pulse reports the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…mostly unchanged from last month. The only adjustment to the balance sheet is a 1.0-million-cwt increase in rough exports that is offset by an equivalent reduction in milled exports. These…
Food Price Index Down Slightly
…exports from Brazil, the world’s largest sugar producer and exporter. Read the full Food Price Index compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. From the National…
U.S. Trade Deficit Widening on Falling Soybean Exports
The U.S. trade gap is widening because of a decrease in soybean exports and other products, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The deficit recorded its biggest increase in…
Agri View: Cotton Exports Increasing
Everett Griner talks about the cotton exports increasing in today’s Agri View. Cotton Exports Increasing Cotton growers didn’t have a lot of optimism when they started this year. Prices were…
Dairy Groups Detail Importance of Dairy Trade
…each $1 billion of U.S. dairy exports generates more than 20,000 jobs and almost $3 billion of economic output. At the manufacturing level, USDA calculates that U.S. dairy exports support…
Poultry Industry Fears RFS Increase Will Alter Grain Prices
…this cap, ethanol exports were not envisioned. However, according to the Energy Information Administration, U.S. exports have averaged nearly 840 million gallons in the past two years and are trending…
Nations Racing to Fill Trade Leadership Gap Left by U.S.
…global trade leader to emerge. Without TPP, U.S. agriculture stands to miss out on billions of dollars in exports and risks losing market share once trade deals without the U.S….