…on the WTO’s tariff decision: The World Trade Organization has set the retaliation amount Canada and Mexico can place on American products in retaliation for the U.S. Country of Origin…
Vilsack Talks About WTO’s Latest Ruling on U.S. Country of Origin Rules
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Vilsack says Monday’s WTO ruling giving Canada and Mexico authority to impose penalties on U.S. products because of the U.S. Country of Origin rules, puts the ball…
National Milk Producers Federation on WTO COOL Tariffs
With the World Trade Organization announcing today that Canada and Mexico can slap $1 billion in new tariffs against U.S. exports, National Milk Producers Federation is pushing Congress to fix…
NCBA on WTO COOL Tariffs
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) issued the following statement on the WTO announcement about COOL retaliation tariffs. The World Trade Organization today authorized Canada and Mexico to assess over…
National Pork Producers Council on Tariff Announcement
…today’s decision by the World Trade Organization setting the retaliation amount Canada and Mexico can place on American products in response to the U.S. COOL law, the National Pork Producers…
WTO Okays $1.01 Billion In Tariffs On U.S. Goods
The World Trade Organization has set the retaliation amount Canada and Mexico can place on American products in retaliation for the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law at $1.01…
COOL: WTO to Announce Retaliation
…deadline, will determine the level of retaliation tariffs Canada and Mexico can issue. Nick Giordano of the National Pork Producers Council says retaliatory actions are likely to quickly follow the…
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…
USDA Launches New Conservation Effort to Aid Monarch Butterflies
…This targeted 10-state effort by NRCS will invest $4 million in 2016 to help combat the iconic species’ decline. Monarch butterflies are known for their annual migration from central Mexico…
Calif. Tests Show Low or No Pesticide Levels in Many Fruits and Vegetables
…cactus pads, cactus pears, limes, papaya, summer squash, tomatillos, chili peppers and tomatoes from Mexico; and spinach and kale from the United States. If DPR finds produce with…
New USDA Fact Sheets Illustrate State-by-State Benefits of TPP
…from increased agricultural trade with the 11 other TPP countries. Trade ministers from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam concluded…
NPPC Confident TPP Deal Good For U.S. Pork
…Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam, which account for nearly 40 percent of global GDP. “NPPC played an active role throughout the five-plus years of negotiations,” said association President…
USDA Announces $8.8 Million to Support a Diverse Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…New Mexico New Mexico State University $199,767 New York International Rescue Committee $200,000 North Carolina North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University $197,871 Ohio Central State University $199,999 Oklahoma Mvskoke…
Farmers Report Shortage of Help to Harvest Crops
…looked to rural Mexico to seek a better understanding of why Mexican people are transitioning out of agricultural work. “There’s always been a problem of finding enough workers for a…