…trade rules and the bar for future trade agreements, including the deal now being negotiated between the United States and the European Union – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership…
NMPF Chairman Mooney Speaks on Capital Hill
…agricultural products, he said that the European Union “not only is maintaining their existing barriers, but also is actively pushing in TTIP to impose new barriers through special geographical indications…
Agri View: Japan’s Agriculture Imports-Exports
…Japan Japan’s agricultural imports (nearly $60 billion in 2013) make it the world’s fourth-largest importer, after the United States, China, and the European Union (EU). Based on total calories consumed,…
EU Glyphosate Meeting Set for Next Week
The European Union will again attempt to reach a deal to reauthorize glyphosate next week. The EU has until the end of this month to approve the sale and use…
Global Grain Glut to Continue with Second-Biggest Crop on Record
…be nine million metric tons more than forecasted in April as wheat crops improve in the European Union, the United States and Russia. Bloomberg reports the International Grains Council expects…
Monsanto Issues Statement on Glyphosate Renewal in EU
The European Union member states recently delayed a vote on the renewal of glyphosate. Monsanto said the EU’s risk assessment on glyphosate has been one of the most thorough reviews…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
…important implementation and enforcement issues must be addressed as Congress prepares to consider TPP. In the case of the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the European Union, Mooney…
USDEC, NMPF Respond to International Trade Commission
…the European Union continues to wield GIs as nontariff trade barriers and limit market access for U.S. dairy exporters. “But the benefits of the TPP can only be realized if…
Agri View: Ornamental Fish
…the European Union are the largest market for ornamental fish; however, the United States (US) is the single largest importer of ornamental fish in the world (FAO 1996-2005; Chapman 2000)….
Bison Officially the National Mammal of the U.S.
…and the eastern Appalachian Mountains. But by the late 1800s, there were only a few hundred bison left in the United States after European settlers pushed west, reducing the animal’s…
NPPC Capital Update
…now being negotiated between the United States and the European Union is in doubt after leaked documents on the trade talks showed the sides are far apart and after French…
Two Sides of TPP
…of TPP – listen to the full audio report here. While in Washington D.C. April 27, I spoke with a member of one such group. The United Stealworkers Union was…
Resource to Help Food Hubs
…jobs and generates nearly $4 million in annual sales. Rikkers presented the report at Washington, DC’s Union Market, a food retail space with more than 100 businesses employing 1,500 people…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…sales of the products to the European Union and increasingly affecting sales to various foreign markets. The U.S. government has been using a variety of tools to combat these types…