…to not only process and package cooked chicken, but to export the chickens, ducks, and turkeys it raises. Food Safety News reports that when USDA pulls the trigger on the…
Higher Ag Exports in 2017 and a Trade Surplus Next Year
…two-year trend of steadily falling export values. The USDA also says the U.S. will see an agricultural trade surplus this year of $23 billion, thanks to stronger exports and more…
Urban Agriculture Bill Introduced in U.S. House
…markets and help create the next generation of local, urban farmers and food producers. In a news release, Kaptur says “the federal government needs to step up and improve access…
Almond Board: Low-Dust Harvest Equipment Demos
…research, advertising and promotion in domestic and international markets, quality control and statistical analysis and dissemination. Today we call ourselves an agricultural promotion group to help people better understand various…
Strong Numbers for American Beef Exports
…exports, accounting for over 26 percent of all exported beef. The volume of beef exported to Japan was the highest it has been in four years for the month of…
More Wheat Import Woes in Egypt
Egypt is again sparking nervousness in the export market as the county will likely refer a 59,000-metric ton French wheat cargo to the public prosecutor after tests showed it contained…
Secretary Perdue Announces USDA Improvements
…and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA). The importance of this addition is underscored by recent U.S. advances in international trade. USDA anticipates that U.S. farm exports will total $139.8 billion this…
American Biofuels Producers Demand U.S. Government Respond to Brazilian Tariff
…imports, a trade barrier that threatens over $750 million in U.S. exports and American jobs. On August 23, 2017, Brazil’s Chamber of Foreign Trade imposed an immediate two-year tariff-rate quota…
KORUS Withdraw Would Harm Pork Producers
…economists say, would drop live hog prices by 3.8 percent, or $4.71 per animal. South Korea is a valuable trade partner for U.S. pork, making it the number five export…
Vietnam Reopens Market to U.S. DDGS Exports
…and I am pleased that the U.S. exporters will once again be able to ship DDGS to Vietnam, which is one of the fastest-growing global markets for U.S. agriculture,” said…
National Chicken Council to EPA: Reduce RFS Targets
…used in the fuel supply, create inappropriate artificial demand for corn in ethanol markets, incentivize inefficient overproduction of corn-based ethanol, and needlessly drive up corn prices for broiler chicken companies…
Mexico, Canada, Committed to NAFTA, With or Without the U.S.
…either the largest or second largest export destination for U.S. agriculture, while Mexico is consistently the third largest market. Combined, they account for about one-third of U.S. agricultural exports. Since…
Almond Board: Internship at the Almond Board
…activities, the Board now engages in production, nutrition and market research, advertising and promotion in domestic and international markets, quality control and statistical analysis and dissemination. As a Federal Marketing…
Agri View: Trade Policies
…support he got from America’s farmers. He has pushed for changes in import/export trade that farmers don’t like. But, when he started to mess with that recently established trade and…