Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad will mark the return of U.S. beef to China this week. Friday, the duo will celebrate U.S. beef exports…
American Beef Arrives in China
…to the struggle of domestic producers to keep up with demand from China’s expanding middle class. China’s beef imports increased 22% last year and Rabobank is forecasting that by 2020…
Syngenta Ordered to Pay Farmers Over $200 Million
…(MIR162) within the seed that gave it insect resistance. China began rejecting U.S. grain shipments in 2013 because it detected the unapproved trait in corn. China would go on to…
China Plans Bird Flu Vaccine for Poultry
China will begin vaccinating poultry next month against the H7N9 avian influenza virus which has claimed hundreds of lives and caused major damage to the nation’s poultry industry. Reuters says…
Trump Pledges to Include Rural Broadband in Infrastructure Plan
…farmers access to new tools, according to Politico. The event was also a sendoff for former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, now U.S. Ambassador to China, as he heads for Beijing…
U.S. and China Reach Agreement to Boost Dairy Trade
…this represents a tremendous opportunity for U.S. dairy producers. “China is already the world’s largest dairy importer,” Vilsack says, “and the potential to increase exports there is tremendous.” China is…
USDA Reorganization Takes Shape
…serving as the lead U.S. negotiator on agriculture in the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Doha Round negotiations, the Central America Free Trade Agreement, and China’s accession to the WTO. He…
Nebraska Firm First to Ship U.S. Beef to China
Nebraska’s Greater Omaha Packing Company is sending U.S. beef to China, the first shipment of its kind in 14 years. After the U.S. and China finalized protocols to allow the…
China Trade Agreement Includes Biotech Approvals
…announcement, China this week approved the import of Dow Enlist corn and Monsanto’s soybean variety, Vistive Gold. The approval stems from China agreeing to speed reviews of biotech products as…
China, U.S., Expected to Sign Dairy Agreement
…China and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A policy change announced by China in 2014 and implemented last year required certification of U.S. dairy products to meet Chinese food…
Conaway, Rouzer Praise U.S.-China Beef Agreement
Following the announcement that the U.S. and China have finalized an agreement allowing for American beef exports, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and Livestock and Foreign Agriculture…
U.S., China Finalize Details to Send U.S. Beef to China
…Administration has taken important steps toward commercial shipment of U.S. beef and beef products to China for the first time since 2003. These shipments are results of the U.S.-China Comprehensive…
Former Ag Secretary Working on Milk Export Program with China
…matter of weeks away and will give immediate clearance for 80 U.S. processors to begin shipping milk to China. In 2014, China created new food safety regulations that required all…
Beef and Pork Exports Moderate in April, Remain Above Year-ago Levels
…from the U.S. were up 2 percent to 71,228 mt. As China’s domestic pork production rebounds, U.S. pork muscle cut exports to China/Hong Kong have trended below year-ago levels each…