…Agreement: “Achieving high-standard trade agreements is a top priority for American agriculture, and the announcement of the beginning of negotiations for a U.S.-Japan trade agreement is an important step in…
Roberts: Farm Bill Not Expected by Deadline
…bill because “it gives people the chance to weigh in again and delay” the negotiations, making an agreement a bigger challenge. The biggest challenge for the conference committee remains in…
Updated KORUS Protects Current Market Share
The new KORUS agreement offers a sigh of relief for U.S. beef and pork. The U.S. Meat Export Federation says the market access terms secured in the original KORUS not…
NCBA Contest Seeks Cowboy Poets
A talent in poetry will win one cattleman or woman a trip to the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans next February. The National Cattlemen’s…
NCBA: KORUS “Tore Down” Trade Barriers, Helped Increase Beef Exports
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Kevin Kester released the following statement in response to the signing of the modernized Korea-United States Trade Agreement (KORUS): “KORUS is a prime example…
American Farm Bureau Encouraged by Korea Trade Agreement
The following statement can be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “President Trump’s approval of the modernized U.S. – Korea Free Trade Agreement preserves a two-way trade…
On-time Farm Bill Hopes Dim
…trade markets, could also lose funding. Lawmakers have yet to make any serious considerations towards extending the current farm bill to allow Congress time to deliver the next. Source: National…
U.S., Canada Talks on NAFTA Offer Little Progress
…ahead with a U.S.-Mexico only trade agreement until the U.S. can reach an agreement with Canada beyond the September 30th deadline. Trudeau offered some pushback over the weekend, saying Canada…
Lower Pork Prices Helping Demand
…supplies of hogs are expected to keep hog prices significantly below year-ago levels through at least the first half of 2019. Even with the current trade climate, July pork exports…
CDFA Accepting 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Applications
…Merced Workshop: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Sonoma Workshop: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Webinar 1: Thursday, October 11, 2018 from 1:30…
Perdue Comments on Signing of New KORUS Trade Agreement
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the signing of the new United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS): “We are entering into a new…
NCGA Calls on Congress to Pass Farm Bill Before Heading Home
…uncertain times for agriculture. “Members of Congress have just a few days to come together and reach agreement on a bipartisan farm bill. There is no good reason this task…
Trade Mitigation Package Now Covers Almonds, Cherries
…significant economic losses and long-term damage to trade markets than what will be covered by the relief programs. “We remain hopeful for a quick resolution to the broader trade disputes…
U.S. Close to Proceeding With Mexico-Only Trade Deal
…publish the text of an agreement to update the North American Free Trade Agreement is October first. As the deadline approaches, Hassett says the U.S. and Canada haven’t agreed to…