U.S. dairy producers and manufacturers offered to collaborate with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue fostering dairy food safety and job growth, as the agency develops procedures…
Secretary Perdue Receives Request for Dairy Relief Funds
…other similar applications by the USDA. The Trump and Obama Administrations have both used the act to provide $300 million to assist cotton producers through the Cotton Ginning Cost Share…
Trade Retaliation Hurting U.S. Pork Producers
…applaud the administration for making the expansion of agriculture exports a cornerstone of the discussions with China. We hope the next round of trade talks with China results in improved…
Ross Heading to China June 2-4
…President Trump said this week that any deal would need a “different structure,” fueling yet more uncertainty over negotiations. Trump threatened to impose $150 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese…
Action Taken Against Canadian Trade Measures That Discriminate Against U.S. Wine
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer announced that the Trump Administration has requested that the World Trade Organization (WTO) establish a dispute settlement panel…
Trump Raises Doubts About U.S.-Chinese Trade
President Donald Trump cast doubts on Wednesday regarding the prospects for talks between the U.S. and China that are aimed at heading off a trade war. An Associated Press report…
U.S. and Mexico Talking Cars in NAFTA 2.0 Discussions
…months of negotiations between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. The push is coming as the Trump Administration tries to get an agreement in time for the current session of Congress…
USDA-EPA Discuss Year-Round E15
…all year. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor says President Trump promised to protect the statutory targets under the RFS. “We support Secretary Perdue’s efforts to ensure the EPA upholds the…
H-2A Agricultural Worker Visa Modernization Joint Cabinet Statement
…program – reducing cumbersome bureaucracy and ensuring adequate protections for U.S. workers. The Trump Administration is committed to modernizing the H-2A visa program rules in a way that is responsive…
Administration Discord Over China Tariffs
Sources close to the White House tell Bloomberg that President Donald Trump backed off imposing billions of dollars in tariffs on Chinese goods because of discord within the administration. There’s…
Japan, Russia, and Turkey Talk Potential Trade Retaliation
…exports to the United States. Russia says the Trump-imposed tariffs add up to $538 million in duties to its exports. Japan put the amount at $440 million and Turkey added…
What’s Next for China-U.S. Trade?
…White House battles over how hard to push China for major concessions. In the meantime, President Trump once again took to Twitter, touting the pause in tensions as a major…
Farmers for Free Trade Suggestions on Improving China/U.S. Trade Relations
…group applauds the Trump Administration’s focus on supporting U.S. agricultural exports. However, they do note that there’s still a lot of work to do in order to put a solid…
Farmers Union Wants Immediate Action on E15 Waiver
…fuel supply. EPA has been actively working on allowing year-round use of E15 since October of 2017, plus, President Trump committed to allowing an E15 waiver earlier this year. However,…