…that are staples in U.S. grocery stores, according to the Hagstrom Report. The United Fresh Produce Association says the tax, and renegotiating trade agreements to include similar tariffs, risk provoking…
Japan Hesitant to Invite China into TPP
…standard for trade rules.” Government officials don’t appear in a hurry to begin two-way trade talks with Washington, although some officials said they can’t rule it out. The Japanese Prime…
Ag Groups Want NAFTA Gains Preserved
…to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), while preserving and expanding the gains achieved to date. “U.S. food and agricultural exports have produced a trade surplus for nearly…
Smart Phone App Balances Conservation and Production
…and released the apps as part of a cooperative agreement with the United States Agency for International Development. His domestic collaborators include ARS ecologist Jason Karl; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service…
TPP is Out; So Now What?
…from TPP, like he said he would do during his campaign. The new administration has mentioned several times that it will look to bilateral agreements to fill the trade void….
2016 Biodiesel Market Skunks Previous Records
…biodiesel and renewable diesel from 2015. At the same time, domestic production rose from about 1.4 billion gallons in 2015 to more than 1.8 billion gallons in 2016, well below…
TPP Member Nations Seek to Save Trade Agreement
Trans-Pacific Partnership member nations are hoping to salvage the trade deal after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the agreement by executive order. Fulfilling a campaign pledge,…
Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference This Weekend
Andy LaVigne, president and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA), is gearing up for the 56th Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference. This year’s conference is being held January…
Maintaining Pork Exports to Canada, Mexico Critical
…No. 2 and No. 4 export markets, respectively, for U.S. pork. Weber Since the U.S.-Canada-Mexico free trade agreement went into effect Jan. 1, 1994, U.S. trade north and south of…
Ag Reacts to Trump TPP Move
He said he would do it, and now President Trump has taken the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, and the North American Free Trade Agreement…
ChemChina Files for U.S. Antitrust Approval of Syngenta Takeover
ChemChina has filed for U.S. antitrust approval with the Federal Trade Commission for its proposed $43 billion takeover of Syngenta. Bloomberg reports ChemChina has submitted documentation required by U.S. law…
CCM Supports Stay on Argentine Lemon Rule
…USDA for acting with careful consideration for the US citrus industry and the negative impacts of the importation of lemons from Argentina. “While CCM does not oppose trade or the…
NMPF, USDEC Urge Trump Administration Not to Cede Export Opportunities
…urge the Trump Administration to look for future opportunities to increase our dairy exports in Asia and around the world. Our competitors have been successfully negotiating trade agreements over the…
AFBF Pres. Duvall Re: Importance of Trade to U.S. Agriculture
…to protect and advance U.S. agricultural interests in the critical Asia-Pacific region. “American agriculture is virtually always a winner when trade agreements remove barriers to U.S. crop and livestock exports…