…March. Also, NCBA President Kevin Kester spoke at the recent ASFMRA California Chapter conference and got to share the China trade actions with the crowd as they were announced by…
China: U.S. Has “Severely Damaged” the Multilateral Trade System
…world, China says the U.S. and China must “focus on cooperation” to promote trade relations between the two countries. The first flight of tariffs from China focuses on fruit, wines…
Trade Tiff with China Serves as Negotiating Primer
A leading U.S. agricultural economist suggests that the trade issues with China serve as a vehicle for negotiations. Purdue University agricultural economist Chris Hurt says China may be simply signaling…
China Retaliations to Harm U.S. Ag
Agriculture groups say trade retaliations from China will “costs farmers their livelihoods.” China announced retaliation efforts to the Trump administration’s tariffs on steel and aluminum. The American Soybean Association says…
Farm Bureau Concerned About Possible Chinese Trade Retaliation
…percent of their production. After Canada, China is our second-largest customer for ag exports. In retaliation for what our government says are justified U.S. trade measures against China on intellectual…
Farmers for Free Trade: Tariffs Make American Farmers a Target
Brian Kuehl, Executive Director of Farmers for Free Trade, says the Section 301 tariff announcement against China is bad news for American agriculture. The group says these tariffs will put…
Trump: China Tariffs Will Total $50 Billion
…Bloomberg says Trump instructed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to look into claims that China steals U.S. intellectual property and forces American companies to transfer their technical know-how to Chinese…
Chinese Retaliation On U.S. Pork Exports Will Harm The Rural Economy
The National Pork Producers Council warned that possible Chinese tariffs on U.S. pork could have a significant negative impact on rural America. China has indicated it will impose the duties…
John Deere Concerned About Trade Retaliation
…American agricultural products. CEO Sam Allen says, “If China no longer buys U.S. soybeans or Mexico no longer purchases U.S. corn, that would be really bad for our customers and…
U.S. Talking With Other Countries About Tariff Exemptions
…tariffs against China. Washington has accused China of stealing U.S. intellectual property. A separate Reuters report says the president may target up to $60 billion in imports from China, using…
Justice Department Not Satisfied With Bayer/Monsanto Proposals
…other major deals were approved. Those combinations were Dow Chemical and DuPont, as well as China National Chemical Corporation and Syngenta. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump Wants China to Cut Trade Deficit by $100 Billion
…says that would be a reduction of more than 25 percent from last year’s trade gap with China. Bloomberg says the U.S. trade shortfall in goods traded with China surged…
Farmers Seek Syngenta Lawsuit Settlement Approval
…sell Agrisure Viptera in the United States. The trait was unapproved for import by China at the time, and was found in shipments of U.S. grain to China, which the…
American Beef Exports Have Strong Start in 2018
…went to China reached a monthly high after the market reopened in June 2017, totaling 819 mt. There was also a 41 percent increase in volume and 53 percent increase…