Cargill remains concerned that the U.S. and China trade discussions will escalate into a trade war. In Comments sent to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Cargill officials say the tariffs…
Proposed Tariff Hearings Underway in Washington
…tariff response by China. The Montana rancher says the market interruptions can “devastate ag prices and drive U.S. farmers out of business.” The hearings come as the U.S. and China…
Agri View: Expanding Beef Exports to Japan
…for Japan this year. When you talk, or hear, about farm exports you usually think of China. That is reasonable. But pay some attention to Japan. You see, last year…
Trump Deal on China’s ZTE May Reduce Ag Tariff’s
A possible agreement between President Trump and China that would relax penalties on a Chinese telecom company could ease the agriculture tariff threats. Trump is talking with China to ease…
Canada, China, Talking Trade
…is facing a glut of tariffs from China stemming from a trade dispute if President Trump cannot strike a deal to keep China from implementing the tariffs. From the National…
Agriculture Prominent in U.S. and China Discussions
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross gave testimony to a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday, during which trade with China was a key topic. Channel News Asia Dot Com says Ross…
Agri View: Who Loses in the Event of a Trade War?
…One Iowa farmer producers 100,000 bushels year. One out of every three of those bushels goes to China. Now you do the multiplication. We grow soybeans in a lot of…
Agri View: Trade War
Everett Griner talks about the effects of a trade war in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses how all United States industries will be affected by this. Now suppose China does…
China Steps Up Pork Inspections, Slowing Imports
China is stepping up inspections of pork imports from the United States. Ports are opening and inspecting every cargo that arrives, according to a report by Reuters, compared with inspections…
Agri View: Agriculture Trade Problems
…just soybeans, and cotton farmers. It is all of agriculture. Farm exports are what keeps agriculture strong. It is more than just China. United States farm products are exported all…
China Trade Discussion Continues Next Week
Trade talks with China will continue next week, according to President Donald Trump. President Trump says he and China’s President Xi Jinping will talk over the phone next week as…
NAFTA Talks Continue This Week
…by the end of this year. The U.S. is also eager to turn full attention to China, after making little progress last week on the trade dispute between the two…
U.S.-China Talks End With Little Progress
A Bloomberg report says that two days of trade discussions in Beijing ended with nothing else than an agreement to keep talking. China’s official news agency says the two sides…
Lighthizer: NAFTA Deal Needed within the Next Few Weeks
…during a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event earlier this week before jetting off to China to discuss trade issues between China and the United States. From the National Association of…