…further negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, as well as expanded access in China. Expanded trade will help to drive higher commodity prices, additional farm income and agribusiness…
National Apricot Day
…enjoyed fresh, canned and dried. Apricots are found the world over, but originated in northeastern China near the Russian border in ancient times and was later introduced to Europe and…
Agri View: Eat Your Vegetables
…over the world as climate permits, and crops may be cultivated in protected environments in less suitable locations. China is the largest producer of vegetables, and global trade in agricultural…
Chairman Conaway Statement on Agreement Reached at 10th WTO Ministerial Conference
…concerning the deeply harmful impacts that China and India’s domestic cotton policies are having upon cotton farmers around the world, including farmers here at home and in least developed countries…
Agri View: Black Rice
…brown rice and, like brown rice, has a mild, nutty taste. In China, black rice is claimed to be good for the kidney, stomach and liver. Black rice has a…
American Pistachio Growers Visit China
…Miss California 2015 to promote pistachios in China. Their 9-day blitz began December 10. In addition to Bree Morse, Miss California 2015, the growers who will travel across China include…
Cottonseed Discussed on Capitol Hill
Bipartisan Coalition of 100 Lawmakers Urge Secretary of Agriculture to Take Action on Cottonseed Suffering under combined pressures of natural disasters and predatory foreign competition by China, India, and others,…
Push for Local Food in Schools
…from China. Since there is currently no transparency regarding school purchases of imported products, we must assume there are other districts throughout the country purchasing imported food products.” The NCFC…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…U.S. agricultural products. In 2014, Japan ranked as our fifth largest market (behind China, Canada, Mexico and the European Union) accounting for over $13 billion in U.S. agricultural exports. With…
Calif. Tests Show Low or No Pesticide Levels in Many Fruits and Vegetables
…the samples had illegal traces of pesticides that were not approved for that commodity. Produce that most frequently tested positive for illegal pesticide residues in 2014 included ginger from China;…
Forces Combine to Shorten Pistachio Crop
…lot of the extra-large pistachios, and we usually ship those to China.” Top export destinations for U.S. pistachios are Asia, Europe and the Middle East, but demand by China—the No….
Ag Sec. Vilsack Talks TPP
…United States under the terms of this agreement. And, under this agreement, we, rather than countries like China, are writing the rules for the global economy. So I’ve said repeatedly…
Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…and our economy as a whole. When more than 95 percent of our potential customers live outside our borders, we can’t let countries like China write the rules of the…
China to Remain Major Importer of U.S. and World Ag Productions
The United States and the world will continue to sell more and more agricultural products to China over the next decade. China to Remain Major Importer of U.S. and World…