…the China-led, 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. “The U.S. needs to act more quickly to get the TPP approved and implemented,” said Weber. “If we delay, we fall behind. And…
Agri View: El Niño Fading
…southeastern China. As Michelle discussed, the precipitation impacts in North America haven’t been quite as consistent with expectations so far, although the southeast and particularly Florida have received a lot…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…the process of negotiating agreements with China, the European Union, Hong Kong, and Israel. In these negotiations, Vietnam has agreed to tariff reductions on many agricultural products, potentially putting U.S….
Conaway-“Cotton Growers Under Assault”
…the National Cotton Council has challenged, saying it has no merit. “American cotton growers remain under assault, and the problems just keep coming. Just last week, China announced it will…
Agri View: Cotton Producers Troubles
…because internal cotton prices are almost double the cost of polyester prices. The U.S. cotton industry highly depends on export markets such as China, but U.S. exports to China are…
Dairy Growth Could Be in Waste Stream
…and fed it to pigs and they nearly killed you trying to get it.” Gallagher says that’s what China is doing with some of our products and the U.S. milk…
Agri View: Pistachio Status
…being cultivated at a larger scale in the USA, Iran, Syria, Turkey, and China. After plantation, it takes approximately eight to ten years until the plant produces its first major…
Agri View: El Niño
…rainfall patterns (wet in portions of Kenya and Tanzania and dry in southeastern Africa and southern Madagascar), the dryness through Indonesia and northern Australia, and the rains in southeastern China….
Agri View: Soybeans, U. S. Second Largest Crop
…industrial applications. The main producers of soy are the United States (36%), Brazil (36%), Argentina (18%), China (5%) and India (4%). The beans contain significant amounts of phytic acid, alpha-linolenic…
Take On Future US Meat And Feed Grain Exports To China
China may be changing some of its agricultural policies. What could this mean for U.S. agricultural product sales to China? Take On Future US Meat And Feed Grain Exports To…
The Western View: Fake Science
…from a New York University have created a blight resistant GMO Chestnut tree – American chestnuts have been all but wiped out from a blight. In China, researchers with with…
Agri View: Farm-Raised
…June 28, 2007, FDA announced a broader import control of farm-raised catfish, basa, shrimp, dace (related to carp), and eel from China. FDA will start to detain these products at…
China Takes Step to Approve CA Strawberries
Officials from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) in China have announced the initiation of the draft protocol for export of California fresh strawberries to China….
Agri View: Pigweed Research
…thousands of years in Mexico, South America, the Caribbean, Africa, India, and China. The plant can be toxic to livestock animals due to the presence of nitrates in the leaves….