…of total U.S. CGF exports, while Turkey and Israel were other top markets; and Total exports of corn and corn-based ethanol co-products tallied 73 million metric tons in 2016, the…
Cotton Council International Elects 2017 Officers
…elected at CCI’s board meeting during the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) 2017 Annual Meeting held February 10-12 in Dallas, Texas. CCI is the NCC’s export promotion arm and carries out…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
…farm-to-consumer markets and local food enterprises. All interested agricultural professionals are invited to apply to become a grant reviewer. Reviewers will apply their knowledge and expertise to score the grant…
Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Raise New Canadian Milk Pricing Scheme Issue in Meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau
…below cost in competition with U.S. dairy exports. The Ontario program has already cost U.S. companies $150 million in exports, thereby harming the American dairy farmers, dairy plant employees and…
South Africa Buys U.S. Sorghum, Open to U.S. Corn
…or mieliepap. While the United States had plenty of corn available for export at a reasonable price, lagging biotech trait approvals limited the amount of possible exports to South Africa….
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…export customers have changed with a significant reduction in exports to China. However, reduced exports to China have been partially offset by increased U.S. exports to Vietnam. For 2016, the…
USGC, RFA, Growth Energy Urge Administration to Address China Trade Tariffs on Ethanol, DDGs
…DDGS exports. By the end of 2016, China had become the U.S. ethanol industry’s third-largest export market, receiving nearly 20 percent of total exports. Nearly 200 million gallons of ethanol…
Strong Finish for 2016 Red Meat Exports: New Volume Record for Pork
…share, but also capitalized on the market’s overall growth. Beef exports to Taiwan were also strong in December, with export value ($43.3 million) hitting its highest level ever. Full-year exports…
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board Members Appointed
…develop new markets, strengthen existing markets, and conduct important research and promotion activities. AMS provides oversight, paid for by industry assessments, which ensures fiscal accountability and program integrity for participating…
Agriculture Groups Stress Importance of Trade
…the Asia-Pacific region. By doing so, the agriculture groups say the move would allow American workers to supply Asian markets with high-quality food and agricultural goods. President Trump has signed…
Ethanol Exports Reached Record-High 1.01 Billion Gallons in 2016
…the leading ethanol export product, accounting for 51 percent of total exports in 2016; and Exports to South America and East Asia had explosive growth in 2016, increasing 118 percent…
Trump Urged To Start Trade Talks With Japan
…with most of the exports going to Japan. Nearly 9,000 U.S. jobs would be generated by increased exports of livestock products, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s export multiplier….
U.S. Rejection of TPP Creates Opportunities for Canada
…pork market. 20 percent of U.S. pork is exported and pork industry leaders in Canada speculate they need 60 to 70 percent of production exported to sustain current production levels….
First Syngenta Viptera Corn Case Scheduled for June
…the United States. That’s because the discovery of MIR162 in export shipments lead to a pause in corn exports to China, a move the farmers claim depressed corn prices. All…