…adversely affected by any of these efforts and that producers who depend on international markets and workers have an assurance that their farm businesses are not jeopardized.” Source: American Farm…
Seed Industry Storms the Hill
…is a global industry, with U.S. exports totaling $1.9 billion in 2018. Seed exports to the U.S.’ largest markets—Mexico and Canada—combined for a total of $630 million last year. ASTA…
U.S. Pork Can’t Afford Loss of Mexican Market
…Council and a pork producer from Lillington, North Carolina. “A cloud of uncertainty and restricted access to our most important export markets have strained U.S. pork producers and their families…
Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Farm Bill Program Funding
…2013. Add climbing farm debt and debt-to-asset ratios, rising bankruptcies and retaliatory tariffs that weigh on farm prices and erode our competitiveness in key export markets and the case for…
Good Market for ‘Off’ California Avocados in 2019
It’s going to be a light year for California avocados, but markets are setting up nicely. 2019 is technically an off-year for alternate bearing California avocado trees. “We have a somewhat smaller…
U.S. to End Trade Preference Program for India and Turkey
…allows particular products to be exported to the U.S. duty-free so long as eligibility requirements set by Congress are upheld. Some of the criteria include recognizing worker rights as well…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
…build commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural products and commodities. The $4.1MM MAP award will enable the CWC to conduct export programs in Asia, Europe and the Middle East to…
BASF Sells Two Properties to Competitors
…global markets, with expectations of being launched this year in the U.S., pending EPA registration. In addition to nematode protection, in corn, cotton and soybeans, the seed treatment contains a…
WTO Officially Acknowledges Chinese Subsidies Violate Rules
…in excess of the levels China agreed to when it joined the WTO. China’s excessive support limits opportunities for U.S. farmers to export their world-class products to China. We expect…
After More Than A Decade, Avocados Getting Consideration to China
…request to begin exports to the overseas nation. California Avocado Commission President Tom Bellamore said it had been a long time coming: “We first approached APHIS in 2005 so it…
Keeping Up with Competition in the World Prune Market
…for export as well as domestically.” California is responsible for nearly all U.S. prune production, with exports accounting for close to half of the industry’s trade volume. The prunes that…
USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 14 Deadline for Market Facilitation Program
…“Farmers are very resilient, and these payments are helping agricultural producers meet some of the costs of disrupted markets in 2018,” said USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation…
The Growing Market of the Dominican Republic
Over the past decade the Dominican Republic has continued to grow into an important market for U.S. goods. In 2017 exports of American products increased one percent from the year…
Almonds Get $6 Million in Trade Promotion Funding
The California almond industry will receive more than $6 million to help identify and access new export markets. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the USDA has awarded the Almond…