…exported $28 million of milk protein substances to Canada. By 2014, this total had grown to more than $100 million in annual exports. From 2010 to 2016, the value of…
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report
…3.0 million cwt on increased exports. U.S. soybean supply and use changes for 2016/17 include higher seed use, reduced residual disappearance, and higher ending stocks. U.S. fiscal year 2016/17 beet…
Hog Prices Expected to Increase in 2017, Despite Challenges
…stronger demand will support prices because of a growing U.S. economy, and by a robust eight percent growth in exports as projected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hurt says…
China Lifts Barricade Against U.S. Beef
China has agreed to lift a barricade against U.S. beef exports, ending a ban on U.S. beef that’s been in place since 2003. The agreement was struck between President Donald…
Mexico Eager to Start and Finish NAFTA Negotiations
…argues that lobbyists in Mexico would urge him to strike back against major U.S. exports to Mexico like apples and corn. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Canada Trade Policies Hurting Rural America
…dairy exports in violation of trade agreements between the two countries. The National Milk Producers Federation, the U.S. Dairy Export Council, and the International Dairy Foods Association want the president…
March Dairy Market Report
…for November–December was the highest in two years. Also in January, dairy exports continued to improve, representing 13 percent of milk solids production, the second highest-ever January percentage after January…
Guatemala to Eliminate Tariffs on U.S. Chicken Products
…for the elimination of the 12.5 percent tariff on U.S. exports of fresh, frozen and chilled chicken leg quarters this month. The agreement is part of negotiations under the Central…
USDA Trade Mission to Explore Export Opportunities in Middle East, North Africa
…and agricultural exports to the Middle East and North Africa. “The mission will be based in Cairo, but participants will also have the opportunity to network with potential customers from…
Singapore Plans to Ratify TPP
…TPP member countries or implementing TPP without the United States. U.S. agricultural exports included in the trade agreement were estimated to be worth $4 billion. From the National Association of…
JBS Suspends Brazil Product After Meat Scandal
…are causing challenges to the condition of Brazil’s meat exports. JBS is one of the dozens of firms that police are looking into as part of the ongoing meat investigation,…
Brazil Meat Scandal an “Economic Embarrassment”
…across the country. It could put a major dent in the economy as meat exports comprise 15 percent of the country’s total amount of exports. So far, the Brazil government…
Acting Agriculture Deputy Secretary Michael L. Young on National Agriculture Day
…Trump noted in the Presidential Proclamation declaring today National Agriculture Day, ‘American agriculture is the largest positive contributor to our Nation’s net trade balance, providing 10 percent of our exports…
Agriculture Groups Meet with White House on Trade
…food and agriculture exports. In a joint statement following the meeting, the groups said: “It is clear from this meeting and other interactions that the Trump administration understands and intends…