…“extreme use of tariffs hurts our nation’s access to global markets” and threatens many of the 1.3 million equipment manufacturing jobs. Slater called for the administration to look for ways…
Trump China Trade War Troubling Talks with Japan
…to meet during a U.N. General Assembly debate next week. Japan is trying to avoid steep tariffs on its car exports and stay away from bilateral free trade agreements, a…
Agri View: Tariff War
…has a longer ‘use life’ than milk, but, there is a limit. Don’t blame China. We export more cheese to Mexico than we do to China. Don’t forget chickens. Poultry…
USDA Announces Investment to Expand Markets for Specialty Crop and Other Farmers
…grant programs. The funding supports a variety of locally-led projects intended to expand markets for local food promotion and specialty crops. “Every state has agricultural priorities that contribute to the…
U.S. Ag Coalition Sponsors U.S.-Cuba Business Meetings
…expand into new markets. Cuba continues to depend on imports for 80 percent of its food supply, and the coalition says Congress is poised in the Farm Bill to allow…
Tariffs Cause Decline in August Almond Exports
…a considerable amount of time and money on expanding world markets. With U.S. almond exports being shipped to 100 countries around the world there is hope that other markets can…
There were at least 35,000 acres of asparagus...Now you're looking at about 2,000 acres.
Jeff Klein, California Asparagus Commissioner
Growth Energy Launches Bus Tour Promoting E15
…markets and gives farmers “more certainty because of increased demand for their grain.” President Trump has repeatedly made clear he would like to end restriction on access to E15 year-round….
Farm Bureau Details Trade, Tariff Impacts on Agriculture
…to resolve trade concerns before resorting to tariffs. Tariffs targeting our largest agricultural export markets have resulted in retaliation against U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural and food businesses across the…
Trump: the U.S. Under “No Pressure” to Make Deal with China
…are under no pressure to make a deal with China. They are under pressure to make a deal with us. Our markets are surging, theirs are collapsing. We’ll soon be…
Using Solar Energy to Dry Pomace Increases Potential for Other Uses
…enhance the markets for fruit, vegetable, and nut products in California. “In our particular project we focused on processed fruit and vegetable products, and even more specifically, the coproducts of…
USDA Says Meat and Animal Product Exports up in 2018
…meats. Strong global demand, particularly from Asian markets, pushed beef and veal exports up 15 percent. First-half 2018 pork exports, more than six percent above a year ago, were driven…
Indonesia and Australia Commit to Trade Agreement
…The National Pork Producers Council says the organization is pushing for full access to the Australian market, noting that pork is the largest U.S. agricultural export to Australia. However, NPPC…
Farm, Ethanol Groups Urge President to Restore Integrity to RFS, Allow Year-Round E15 Sales
…EPA have reduced ethanol demand and inflated stocks. “The situation is even more dire in the grain markets, where prices received by farmers are sagging below the cost of production….