Avocado prices have reached a record high and a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could have U.S. consumers paying even more for the fruit. A group of avocado…
Beef Industry to White House: Scuttling KORUS is Also a ‘Job Killer’
…back to its pre-KORUS 40-percent. Bacus says his industry fears a NAFTA-style renegotiation of KORUS could result in gains for other sectors at the expense of farm trade. From the…
Grassley Weighs in on Latest Threats to Withdraw From Trade Agreements
…NAFTA, now being renegotiated, Grassley admits Talk But Grassley went on to say that the U.S. withdrawing from KORUS would be “catastrophic.” The president, meantime, tweeted after North Korea’s recent…
NAFTA Round Two Concludes in Mexico City
Round two of the renegotiation talks regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was largely uneventful, according to those included in the talks. While the U.S. is suggesting a…
Mexico, Canada, Committed to NAFTA, With or Without the U.S.
…implementation, agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico have totaled approximately $310 billion and increased by more than 300 percent from pre-NAFTA levels, according to the American Farm Bureau. From the…
Some Speculate Trump May Terminate NAFTA as a Negotiation Tactic
Canada-based Global News reports U.S. President Donald Trump may terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to get more from Mexico and Canada during the ongoing renegotiation effort. Round…
American Trucking Industry Watching NAFTA Negotiations Closely
…“do no harm” Position There are other tweaks to NAFTA the truckers would be in favor of Tweaks Adding that to the NAFTA agreement would allow trucking companies from all…
Perdue Talks NAFTA Benefits with Trump
…of the trade deal. Bloomberg says Perdue is working to convince Trump that NAFTA has been a boon to agriculture. Perdue said the deal does have “rough edges” that could…
Officials from Mexico Visited Washington After NAFTA Threats
…Mexico told Reuters the trip was organized before Trump’s latest warnings that he would prefer to scrap NAFTA than negotiate. Mexico also said earlier this week that it would not…
Mexico Won’t Negotiate NAFTA Via Twitter
…calling NAFTA the “worst deal ever made.” Trump wrote on Twitter that Canada and Mexico were being “very difficult” and suggested he “may have to terminate” the trade agreement. Many…
U.S. and Mexican Dairy Industries Make United Call
…NAFTA removed barriers to trade and has led to more than a six-fold increase in U.S. dairy exports to Mexico, to $1.2 billion in 2016. Round one of NAFTA modernization…
NAFTA Nations Sign Non-Disclosure Agreement
…in trade negotiations, expires four years after negotiations conclude. Further negotiations on revamping NAFTA are due to start in Mexico City September first. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Agriculture Looks for Ways to Boost Exports
…NAFTA renegotiations may or may not bear fruit, and U.S.-imposed sanctions on China over North Korea could invite retaliation. So where does U.S. agriculture go? One answer came recently when…
Farm Trade Expert Says Trump “Playing With Fire” on NAFTA Comments
…Major farm groups are reluctant or declining to comment on President Trump’s latest threat to withdraw from NAFTA, altogether. But former Department of Agriculture trade advisor in the Bill Clinton…