…other countries. The United States accounts for about 40 percent of world exports. Fruit & Tree Nuts The U.S. fruit and tree nuts industry consists of a wide array of…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule Would Wipe Out TPP Benefits
…exports and jobs created from TPP will be negated” if the rule is implemented. Dr. Howard Hill The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule, TPP Could Affect Producers
…United States of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), which, if it occurred, would immediately stop U.S. meat exports. He called on Congress to appropriate funds to set up an FMD…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
…new opportunities to America’s dairy sector. The U.S. dairy industry has gone from exporting less than $1 billion in dairy products in 2000, to more than $5.2 billion of exports…
Benefits To U.S. Of TPP Deal
…be the “biggest commercial opportunity ever for U.S. pork producers.” Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes estimates the agreement will exponentially increase U.S. pork exports to the Asia-Pacific region and…
U.S. Beef Hits South Africa
…represented the strongest period for American agricultural exports in the history of our country, with U.S. agricultural product exports totaling $919.6 billion between Fiscal Years 2009 and 2015. In fiscal…
Agri View: Weather Losses
…world seeks to feed nine billion people by 2050. U.S. agriculture exists as part of the global economy and agricultural exports have outpaced imports as part of the overall balance…
NPPC Capital Update
…opportunities to expand exports in Latin America, and, among the non-FTA partner nations there, Argentina presents the best opportunity for expanding U.S. pork exports. NPPC already has been working with…
Two Sides of TPP
…TPP: From the American Farm Bureau: WASHINGTON, D.C., February 23, 2016 – The Trans-Pacific Partnership will tear down trade barriers and help level the playing field for U.S. agricultural exports…
Agri View: Foreigner’s Farmland
…purchased another 10,000 acres of farmland about 50 miles away in Vicksburg, Arizona, for around $48 million. But not everyone likes the trend. The alfalfa exports are tantamount to “exporting…
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…in 2015 was $6.29/lb. • Value of total U.S. beef exports (including variety meat) equaled $6.302 billion down from $7.135 (billion) • Top export markets for 2015 (in order): Japan,…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…to mid 1980’s with the idea of eventually ranching the bird. These breeders were being exported from South Africa, and with these exports, South Africa was concerned that it would…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…of barriers to U.S. exports, as well as to promote the importance of balanced and thorough due process procedures for the consideration of GIs. Although much work remains underway, to…
Agri View: Farming Times
…bushel a few years back, is now about $4.50. And the dollar? It’s stronger than it’s been in years, which makes exports a lot harder to sell. Read the full…