…(FRPP) Agreements under the Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) component of ACEP Partnership agreements under the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP) component of ACEP-Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) Watershed operations agreements with…
Under Secretary McKinney to Lead Southern China Trade Mission
…agricultural exports, which already average $8 billion annually. Consumers in the region have an affinity for U.S. products, and demand for many consumer-oriented goods – from bakery ingredients to fresh…
USTR To Review Thailand’s GSP Trade Benefits
…a de facto ban on U.S. pork imports through high tariffs and several non-tariffs barriers. Its 2015 average applied Most Favored Nation tariff rate on agricultural imports was nearly 31…
Cargill Still Concerned About Likelihood of Trade War
…is taking comments and hearing testimony this week on the proposed tariffs. For Cargill and other grain trade organizations, the growing trade disputes are disrupting agricultural supply chains. A Cargill…
USDA Backs Off on Organic Checkoff Program
…that the program would unfairly benefit larger farms, processors, and retailers. USDA Agricultural Marketing Service has indicated now that the rulemaking has been terminated it allows USDA to “engage fully…
Proposed Tariff Hearings Underway in Washington
…are discussing a potential agreement that would soften China’s tariff stance on U.S. agricultural products. The administration over the weekend hinted lifting an export ban on China’s ZTE, a smartphone…
Trump Exploring Exports Under RFS, Scaling Back Hardship Waivers, E15 Sales
The Trump Administration will scale back hardship waivers under the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to Reuters. A source tells Reuters that the move includes counting ethanol exports towards biofuel usage…
OTA Comments on USDA Halting Organic Checkoff Proposal
The Department of Agriculture has stopped consideration of a national organic checkoff program. The Agricultural Marketing Service published the proposal this week to terminate the rulemaking for the organic checkoff….
Agri View: Expanding Beef Exports to Japan
Everett Griner talks about beef exports to Japan in today’s Agri View. Everett explains how the exports of beef to Japan grew last year and what consumer groups are targeting…
Trump Deal on China’s ZTE May Reduce Ag Tariff’s
…U.S. agricultural products, including soybeans and pork, and has slowed the importation of U.S. ag products by inspecting each export container. The threats stem from Trump’s steel and aluminum import…
Canada, China, Talking Trade
…target by Canada to grow global agriculture and food exports to $75 billion by 2025, according to Canadian Minister of Agriculture Lawrence MacAulay. Officials from Canada, including MacAulay, are in…
Perdue Names Bruce Summers AMS Administrator
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of Bruce Summers as the Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), part of the…
Agriculture Prominent in U.S. and China Discussions
…D.C. during the week. Ross says U.S. officials presented a list of requested changes in China’s trade policies, going “product by product and quantity by quantity.” Agricultural goods featured prominently…
St. Louis Fed Survey Shows Farm Income Down Once Again
Farm income declined in the first quarter of 2018, the 17th-consecutive quarter of lower income numbers. The latest Agricultural Finance Monitor, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis,…