American pork producers are facing the triple-whammy of declining income, a growing labor shortage, and volatile markets caused by trade disputes. They don’t also need to contend with costly red…
US Fostering Trade Relationship with Japan Amidst Other Ongoing Trade Disputes
…shipments being exported in 2017. While the more lucrative commodities exported to Japan were beef and pork products, the U.S. rice industry has a significant interest in cultivating a better…
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…exports markets for U.S. goods. The programs are consolidated as the International Market Development Program. Additionally, the measure has money for feral swine eradication. According to the U.S. Department of…
Heitkamp: Trade War Strikes at Rural Economies
…threaten to strike at the heart of our job-sustaining industries.” The North Dakota Democrat says U.S. farmers need trade policy that opens markets, not closes them. Republican Senator Joni Ernst…
Trump Escalates Trade War with Additional Talks of Tariffs
President Donald Trump is taking the trade war with China to an unprecedented level that would impose tariffs on nearly every export China sends to the United States. Following the…
Farmers for Free Trade Places More Anti-Trade War Advertising
Farmers for Free Trade is again placing advertisements on cable television showing an on-the-ground look at how current trade disputes are damaging export markets for U.S. farmers. In conjunction with…
NPPC Testifies at USTR Hearing on Thailand’s GSP Eligibility
…excessive import permit fees and high tariffs on agricultural products. U.S. pork producers currently face retaliatory tariffs in key export markets, such as China and Mexico, at a time of…
Mexican Cheese Tariffs Could Devastate American Dairy Export Sales
Mexico is an important export market for American dairy, specifically cheese. Mexico takes up 28 percent of all U.S. cheese exports, which means it buys more American cheese than any…
Senate Agriculture Committee Leaders Find Common Ground in Bipartisan Farm Bill
…process to get a Farm Bill reauthorized on time.” “Whether it’s low prices, over burdensome regulations, or unpredictable trade markets, it’s no secret that farmers and ranchers are struggling. That’s…
Under Secretary McKinney to Lead Japan Trade Mission
…government leaders seeking to expand export opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products. McKinney “Japan is already a top market for U.S. farm and food products, but there are many…
Farm Bureau Applauds Senate Release of Farm Bill and Scheduled Markup
…crucial step to move the very important farm bill process forward. Farm income is at a decade low. Farm debt is on the rise and international markets for our farm…
FMD Language In Senate Agriculture Panel’s Farm Bill
…University economists, an FMD outbreak in the United States, which would prompt countries to close their markets to U.S. meat exports, would cost the beef and pork industries a combined…
No RFS Changes From the White House, For Now
…RFS. The proposal would have allowed for the export of RINs, Renewable Identification Numbers, along with allowing the sales for E15. Also rumored in the proposal is a requirement that…
National Pork Board Elects New Officers
…World Pork Expo. Rommereim is the owner, manager and operator of Highland Swine, which markets 10,000 pigs annually. He also grows corn and soybeans, as well as has a cow/calf…