…is made up of eleven countries. Including Canada and Mexico. These countries account for eleven percent of the whole world’s economy. It is already established that the United States of…
China Trade Discussion Continues Next Week
…including a 25 percent soybean tariff. Meanwhile, the Trump trade team is currently working on the North American Free Trade Agreement with counterparts from Canada and Mexico, hoping to reach…
NAFTA Talks Continue This Week
The Renegotiation effort of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) continues this week with all sides eager to finish the talks. Representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico…
Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Selection for USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety
…coli and Salmonella in cattle. She also leads international research teams to Mexico, Central and South America to improve food safety and security and to set up sustainable agriculture systems…
Lighthizer: NAFTA Deal Needed within the Next Few Weeks
…Officials from the U.S., Canada and Mexico are scheduled to meet next week again to hammer out remaining details in the renegotiation effort. Lighthizer says negotiators must reach an agreement…
Nothing New on NAFTA as Trump Extends Tariff Exemptions
…to China, according to the Hagstrom report. The comments came as President Donald Trump had extended tariff exemption for another 30 days to Canada and Mexico as a permanent exemption…
NAFTA Negotiations Continue Next Week
…will continue after a U.S. trade delegation returns from China. U.S. officials and negotiators from Canada and Mexico have been eying an early May finish line, and in mid-April, Vice…
New TPP Moving Forward
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) continues to move forward without the United States. Mexico last week ratified the new TPP agreement, now called the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership….
Agri View: NAFTA and Farm Bill Problems
…highly regarded in agriculture put it. “There is no good outcome in messing around with NAFTA. They will take is seriously and find new customers.” He is talking about Mexico…
Trump Says NAFTA Talks Are “Doing Nicely”
President Donald Trump says this week that the North American Free Trade Agreement talks are “moving along nicely.” Bloomberg says trade ministers from Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. are meeting…
USDA Under Secretary Ted McKinney meets with California Agricultural Trade Groups
…export destinations for the state include: European Union ($3.4 billion); Canada ($3.3 billion); China ($2 billion); Japan ($1.4 billion) and Mexico ($1 billion). The meeting underscored California’s commitment to international…
Sorghum Prices Falls Three Times Lower After China Tariff Announcement
Grain-handling company Scoular tells Bloomberg that sorghum bids in the Gulf of Mexico have all but disappeared in the wake of a Chinese decision to impose a 179 percent tariff…
NAFTA Ministers Back in Washington D.C. After Short Turnaround
…warned that the U.S. might make stricter immigration laws in Mexico “a condition of the new NAFTA agreement.” Mexico quickly dismissed the idea, saying it would be unacceptable to condition…
Rabobank: Challenges Ahead for U.S. Global Pork Trade
…countries. Rabobank says the most critical piece of the puzzle is successfully renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, as 40 percent of all U.S. pork exports go to Mexico…