Dean Foods, the nation’s number-two milk producer behind Nestle, continues to shutter businesses in cost-cutting moves. Milk Business Dot Com says supply-and-demand economics appears to be the driving force behind…
The California Kitchen: Mushroom Mardi Gras Mole
…visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV and apple TV Follow Albert on: Facebook, LinkedIn: Albert J. Hernandez the Untamed Chef…
NAFTA Talks Continue, Time Running Short
Negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) continue this week in Washington, as all sides are trying to wrap up the talks quickly. Canada’s foreign minister Chrystia Freeland…
Dairy Groups Ask for Original Oversight
…Shellfish Sanitation Conference or the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS). In a letter sent to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, NMPF and USDEC praised the commissioner’s commitment to “unlock…
Secretary Perdue Receives Request for Dairy Relief Funds
…on May 15 to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue seeks funding through the USDA as part of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act. “Now is a time of unprecedented distress on…
Ross Heading to China June 2-4
…into binding agreements between companies. The constructive comments from both the U.S. and China after the last round of talks eased fears of a trade war between the countries. However,…
Dairy Farmers Have Until June 1 to Apply for Improved Safety Net under MPP
…by not submitting a form. For more information, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/dairy. Contact your local FSA county office to enroll in the program. To find your local FSA county office, visit https://www.farmers.gov/….
Action Taken Against Canadian Trade Measures That Discriminate Against U.S. Wine
…limit sales opportunities for U.S. wine producers and provide a substantial competitive advantage for BC wine. These regulations appear to breach Canada’s WTO commitments and have adversely affected U.S. wine…
U.S. and Mexico Talking Cars in NAFTA 2.0 Discussions
…months of negotiations between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. The push is coming as the Trump Administration tries to get an agreement in time for the current session of Congress…
Japan, Russia, and Turkey Talk Potential Trade Retaliation
…Com article says those tariffs would up the total U.S. tariff bill around the world to $3.5 billion annually. The three countries recently notified the World Trade Organization of their…
USDA Announces Streamlined Purchase Program to Supply Nutrition Assistance Programs with American Farm Products
$177.4 million in Commodity Purchases Announced U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach announced up to $177.4 million in purchases for nutrition assistance programs…
What’s Next for China-U.S. Trade?
…things start to happen. While China agreed to buy significantly more American agricultural products, there aren’t any hard numbers attached to that promise yet. U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will…
Farmers for Free Trade Suggestions on Improving China/U.S. Trade Relations
…group applauds the Trump Administration’s focus on supporting U.S. agricultural exports. However, they do note that there’s still a lot of work to do in order to put a solid…
Agri View: Trade War and Red Meat Exports
…to produce our red meat animals. In the long run, it also means that you will pay more when you buy it. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……