…next few years without a substantial increase in domestic demand or a boost in exports to clear out extra supplies. Demand for the product has been solid recently as low…
South Korea Lifts U.S. Poultry Ban
…U.S. eggs and egg products, but imports were again restricted after the HPAI detection in Tennessee. Year-to-date exports through June have totaled $12 million, up nearly $10 million compared with…
U.S. Pork Gains Long-Awaited Access to Argentine Market
…industry, which has been the world’s largest exporter of pork over the last 10 years, depends on exports for growth. Exports added $50 — representing 36 percent of the $140…
Not All Ag Groups Happy with Direction of NAFTA Talks
…a coalition of farm groups argues that increasing exports won’t replace the need for fair prices in disputes such as the one over Canada’s dairy supply management system, along with…
U.S. to Pursue Other Trade Openings During NAFTA Talks
…Representative Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers in June, the administration will pursue all means to expand exports. Lighthizer-expand trade President Trump this week signed a memorandum to direct a review of…
U.S. Feed Grain and Ethanol Exports Up
Feed grain exports from the U.S. are up 20 percent this year and could set a record high, according to the U.S. Grains Council. Exports of U.S. feed grains in…
NMPF Statement on Comments from Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland
…more milk solids, the government there has sharply increased farm level production quotas, resulting in an accompanying spike of almost 300 percent in Canadian milk powder exports in 2017 so…
Renegotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement
…as quickly as possible. A long delay isn’t a good thing for keeping agricultural exports as high as possible…tape Time Vetter says the U.S. “was the only game in town”…
August USDA WASDE Report Released
…projected at 576.7 million tons, up 2.8 million, mainly on a 2.3-million-ton increase for soybean production. Global soybean exports for 2017/18 are up 1.5 million tons as higher U.S. exports…
Agri View: Export Trade
…countries. It is known as ‘agriculture exports’. It is a big business. How big? Well, we know that it runs into the high billions of dollars. And, every billion creates…
USDA Proposes Less Restriction on Mexican Pork Exports
The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to recognize Mexico as free of classical swine fever. The proposal replaces a previous proposal by APHIS that…
Ports Contract Eases Trade Concerns
…workers at 29 ports on the West Coast. Politico reports that the announcement Friday comes as a sigh of relief for U.S. importers and exports. In 2014 and 2015, shippers…
June Results Confirm Strong First Half for U.S. Red Meat Exports
…chilled beef market as chilled exports totaled 18,816 mt (up 83 percent year-over-year) valued at $166 million (up 86 percent). Other first-half highlights for U.S. beef exports included: Exports to…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
…planting, June and July heat waves whose effects have yet to be determined, and the strong dollar holding down exports. In its most recent report, issued two months ago, the…