…percent over last April. The value of exports was 23 percent higher than last year, totaling $461 million in sales. The Export Council says the export levels of nonfat dry…
Legislation Would End Cuba Trade Embargo
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has come together to co-sponsor legislation that would end the Cuban trade embargo. The bill is called the “Freedom to Export to Cuba Act”…
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to Travel to Canada
…markets for each other’s agricultural products. In 2016, the United States exported $20.2 billion of agricultural products to Canada, making it our second largest agricultural export market, while Canada exported…
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman on U.S. Beef to China
U.S. trade officials are meeting this week with counterparts in China to finalize trade protocols regarding the export of U.S. beef to China. The move follows last month’s announcement that…
Ractopamine Found in Pork Shipment from Canada to China
A shipment of pigs’ feet to China from Canada was flagged for containing ractopamine. Ractopamine is a banned growth drug by China and may impact future exports by Canada. China…
May Dairy Market Report
…up inventories and putting some pressure on cheese prices. Still, exports of most products showed strong year-over-year growth during the first quarter of 2017. Federal order Class prices have dropped…
Farm Machinery Markets Beginning to Stabilize
…after several years of steep declines, key agricultural markets may be stabilizing,” says Samuel Allen, John Deere Chairman, and CEO. That doesn’t mean farmers have started to replace the equipment…
Almond Board: Marketing Program Journey
…France, Germany, India, China and South Korea. As we look to the future, we consider both new markets and expansion in these current markets. Read more from the Almond Board….
NPPC White Paper Details Benefits Of NAFTA
…largest foreign markets. They imported more than $38 billion of U.S. products in 2016 or 28 percent of all U.S. agricultural exports. Those exports generated more than $48 billion in…
Conaway, Peterson Host Agriculture Committee Roundtable with Sec. Perdue and Amb. Lighthizer on Trade
…is treated fairly in any future trade deals. I take both Sec. Perdue and Amb. Lighthizer at their word that any trade deals will only expand agriculture exports and not…
Brazil Launching Four New Probes Into JBS
…just before markets were rattled by the news of a plea deal by the company’s top executives. The investigation is looking into signs of “possible insider trading” of foreign exchange…
Ag Groups Respond to White House Budget Cuts
…wrong proposals at the wrong time for the wheat farmers we represent,” said USW President Alan Tracy. “Agriculture is truly a global industry and export demand determines the prices U.S….
Farmers Nervous About NAFTA Renegotiation
…Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico. While Trump called NAFTA a “job-killer,” rural America benefitted from NAFTA as it boosted U.S. farm exports by widening access to Mexican and…
NCC: Maintaining NAFTA Benefits is Crucial
…States food and fiber exports. With purchases exceeding 1 million bales, Mexico has emerged as one of U.S. raw cotton’s top five export destinations, and NAFTA plays a critical role…