…meaning one out of every three tons produced was shipped to foreign markets. China was the leading destination for U.S. DG, followed by Mexico, Vietnam and South Korea. However, U.S….
Cotton Council International Elects 2017 Officers
…supply chain.” Esteve, who moves up from CCI first vice president, succeeds Keith T. Lucas, a Garner, N.C., cooperative official, who becomes CCI board chairman. Esteve was born in Mexico…
Strong Finish for 2016 Red Meat Exports: New Volume Record for Pork
…Pork to Mexico sets fifth straight volume record; China/Hong Kong also record-large A remarkable second half pushed 2016 pork export volume to Mexico to its fifth consecutive record at 730,316…
Ethanol Exports Reached Record-High 1.01 Billion Gallons in 2016
…in the United States, connecting U.S. companies with international buyers. Representatives from 16 countries, including China, India, Brazil, Mexico, and South Korea, are expected to attend. View RFA’s summary here….
South Dakota Considering Country-of-Origin Labeling
…Organization decisions. WTO approved retaliations by Canada and Mexico, but Congress acted in late 2015 to remove COOL requirements for beef, pork and poultry before the retaliation efforts were put…
Trump: Change NAFTA to NAFFTA
…NAFTA. The extra “F,” he explained, would stand for “fair.” Agri-Pulse reports most U.S. farm groups like the current U.S., Canada and Mexico trade pact and do not want to…
Cargill Chief: NAFTA in “Good Place”
…to U.S. interests. A move like this would also create major economic shock in Canada as well as Mexico. After consulting with many business interests in their country, Mexican officials…
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
…relationships. For the U.S. dairy industry, Mexico represents our number-one market, totaling $1.2 billion in 2016. Any policy or action that disrupts our trade with Mexico would cause severe and…
Food Producers Accelerating Exports to Mexico, Searching for New Markets
U.S. food producers are expediting shipments to Mexico and seeking alternative markets as concerns rise over immigration and trade policy changes. Food producers are lining up alternative markets as business…
Border Tax Draws Concern from Seed Industry
…of seed is multiplied in Mexico,” referring to the industry practice of developing seed in the United States and then sending it to Mexico to be grown in the quantities…
U.S. Dairy Companies Push Back Against Canada’s Protectionist Policies
…The states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia,…
Trump Trade Action Impact on U.S. Grains
…grain farmers’ market access globally and open up existing export markets to new levels of competition. Over the past two decades, U.S. agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico tripled and…
Trump Mexico Tax Would Hurt Agriculture
President Donald Trump’s plan to implement a 20 percent tax on all goods imported from Mexico would likely harm agriculture and consumers alike. The tax is seen as a way…
Ag Groups Want NAFTA Gains Preserved
…“preserving and building on the gains that have been made.” The letter was released by the Corn Refiners Association, whose high-fructose corn syrup is a major export to Mexico. The…