…Richard Matoian said since then, yields and exports have increased, and California’s major competitor has aided that. Matoian also said that weather has hit the Iranian industry hard and could…
U.S. Pork Losses from Trade Dispute with Mexico: $1.5 Billion
…1 billion, or $8 per animal, from the ongoing trade dispute with China. Mexico and China represent approximately 40 percent of total U.S. pork exports. Source: National Pork Producers Council…
Agriculture Groups Respond to USMCA Signing
…continues the progress American farmers and ranchers have made since the North American Free Trade Agreement took effect in 1994. “Agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico increased from $8.9 billion…
USMCA Signing Doesn’t Affect Pistachios, And that’s Good
…It’s positive news for an international trade scene that has been tumultuous in 2018 and should increase, or at least maintain, California exports to both countries. That’s good news to…
Farm Bureau Calls for Final Farm Bill Approval
…high-quality foods produced by farm families. “Farmers and ranchers continue to face challenges outside of the farm bill. Every day we struggle to find the workers we need. Exports were…
NPPC Testifies In Support Of USMCA
Exports of U.S. pork and other American agricultural goods to Canada and Mexico are expected to grow under the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) testified…
7th Agriculture Trade Mission to South Korea
…6th largest market, too. Representatives from several agriculture industries and commodities went on the ATM hopeful to make the country an even greater market. Currently, California exports roughly 20 products…
California Alfalfa Exports Take Hit from China Tariffs
…in about a 10-year period we’ve gone from very negligible exports of alfalfa to China to a million metric tons of alfalfa hay per year,” said Statewide Alfalfa and Forage…
FAS Administrator Isley to Lead South Korea Trade Mission
…Association, Fresno, Calif. Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc., Traverse City, Mich.> Cibo Vita Inc., Fair Lawn, N.J. CKJY Exports, Lemoore, Calif. Commercial Lynks Inc., Alexandria, Va. Dairy Farmers of America, Kansas…
Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Cancel Benefits of USMCA
…grow U.S. agricultural exports by $450 million a year, according to the Farm Foundation. However, the organization says the retaliatory tariffs in response to the tariffs that President Donald Trump…
Only Out of Control African Swine Fever Will Hurt U.S. Prices
A handful of economists tell Politico that the African Swine Fever outbreak in China and parts of Europe won’t have a major impact on U.S. exports. That’s due in large…
New Record Set for California Table Grape Shipments
…grape shipments were only mildly affected by recent tariffs, with USDA data indicating that exports were only down approximately eight percent through August. Shipments were being sent to all of…
Trade News Has Pork Producers Feeling Optimistic
…the U.S. pork industry’s zero-tariff access to those important markets, three of the top five destinations for U.S. pork exports. “We’ve got the momentum on trade headed in the right…
U.S. Agricultural Export Opportunities in South Korea
…U.S. producers the ability to expand sales of bulk, intermediate, and consumer-oriented agricultural exports with the elimination of duties on almost two-thirds of U.S. agricultural exports. Products such as wheat,…