…success stories. Agricultural reciprocal trade between the three countries has grown exponentially since the agreement was implemented more than 20 years ago. CFA President Ron Bonnett, strong in his support…
U.S. to Pursue Other Trade Openings During NAFTA Talks
…U.S. agriculture has one eye on protecting years of gains under NAFTA, but the other on U.S. efforts to expand ag trade elsewhere, after President Trump ditched TPP. U.S. Trade…
FDA Relaxes Restrictions on Ultra-Filtered Milk
…The announcement comes as the U.S., Canada, and Mexico sit down this week to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada Bringing Guarded Optimism to NAFTA Talks
…There is also a push among the three countries to modernize the agreement when it comes to trade services and the digital economy. Larry Herman, a Toronto trade lawyer, says…
Trump Wants Produce Dumping Protection in NAFTA 2.0
…could essentially be a year-round tariff.” Jungemeyer’s group represents Mexican growers and advocates for free trade in produce across the Americas. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Update: Landowner Settles Wetlands Case
…Clean Water Act case against him Tuesday, just before the penalty phase of his trial was to begin. Duarte had been accused of significant Clean Water Act violations on land…
U.S. Feed Grain and Ethanol Exports Up
…billion gallons this marketing year. Exports of U.S. ethanol to Canada, a key partner through the North American Free Trade Agreement, also increased to 263 million gallons, a five percent…
U.S. Beef Products Struggling in China
…U.S. beef trade with China will grow gradually but adds it doesn’t’ seem likely trade will increase “to the extent that would affect China’s beef market, because of its limited…
Wall Street Journal Names Agriculture a NAFTA Issue to Watch
With the first round of negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement set for Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal listed agriculture as an issue to watch throughout the negotiation…
Canada Plans to Protect its Dairy System in New NAFTA
Canada plans to protect its dairy system under a new North American Free Trade Agreement. As the first round of talks gets underway Wednesday, Canada officials say they will protect…
NMPF Statement on Comments from Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland
Mulhern “In her speech to Parliament, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland seems to want it both ways – free trade with the United States in areas where Canada is…
Renegotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement
…agreement. Former Chief Agricultural Trade Negotiator Darci Vetter said the upcoming negotiations represent an opportunity for needed updates to the agreement…tape Trade Vetter talks about certain parts of NAFTA that…
Vilsack Helping Create Support for Democrats in Middle America
…policy arguments should rise above party struggles. An example, he said, is highlighting Trump’s more isolationist trade policy and how it is steering foreign partners away from U.S. agriculture. Marshall…
ABC / Disney Settlement with BPI Worth More Than $177 Million
The settlement between Disney, the parent company of ABC News, and BPI, or Beef Products Inc, is worth more than $177 million. The terms of the settlement agreement are not…