…concessions that Canada doesn’t seem likely to grant. The deal could be a hindrance to the upcoming NAFTA talks, under which Canada sends a lot of its exports to the…
Farm Bureau Responds to USTR’s NAFTA Objectives
…in U.S. ag exports to Canada and Mexico, and the administration’s negotiating objectives for the agreement will maintain and improve agricultural trade with our nearest trading partners. We look forward…
Vaccine Bank Needed To Protect Food, National Security
…security.” According to Iowa State University economists, an FMD outbreak in the United States, which would prompt countries to close their markets to U.S. meat exports – thus creating a…
Farmers Worried About the Future of Health Care
…push on promoting exports and shoring up the farm safety net. But the concern in rural America about health care has never been higher, even though roughly 90 percent of…
USTR Releases NAFTA Negotiating Objectives
…down trade barriers, and give Americans new opportunities to grow their exports. President Trump is reclaiming American prosperity and making our country great again.” At the direction of the President,…
U.S. DDGS Exports Up 16 Percent To Southeast Asia
…of overall U.S. DDGS exports. U.S. DDGS exports have increased to seven of the eight countries within the region this marketing year. Year-over-year, shipments of U.S. DDGS have increased by…
Brazil to Address U.S. Beef Ban During Visit
Brazil’s minister of agriculture will meet with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Monday in an attempt to resume fresh beef exports to the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Red Meat Export Momentum Continues
…exports accounted for a larger share in 2017. May pork exports accounted for 29.4 percent of total production. May beef exports were six percent higher than last year, coming in…
Trade Retaliation Worries Ag Groups
…that such a move would negatively impact U.S. food and agriculture exports. The groups said in the letter that, “the aftermath of those restrictions could be disastrous for the global…
Veterinarians: Establish Offshore FMD Vaccine Bank
…to U.S. meat exports and create a surplus of meat on the domestic market, would cost the beef and pork industries a combined $128 billion over 10 years if livestock…
Agriculture Groups Worried About Import Restrictions
…from placing restrictions on imports of steel and aluminum. The organizations are very concerned that such restrictions will boomerang against U.S. food and agriculture exports. The groups warned that “the…
Russia Extends Ban on U.S. and E.U. Produce
…from the E.U. in other markets. USDA statistics show that apple exports to Russia in 2013 were worth over $13 million dollars. Pear exports that same year totaled $12 million…
Pork Wants U.S. Bilateral Trade Deal with Japan
…deal with Japan, the highest value market for U.S. pork exports. A Pork Network Dot Com article says now that the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement has gone away, the U.S. needs…
Sugar Deal Sparks Twitter Debate
…strengthens protections for U.S. sugar while also protecting U.S. corn sweetener exports, as well as the 4,000 jobs those exports support. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….