…for U.S. pork producers, NPPC is continuing to press the Trump administration to resolve trade disputes with China and Mexico, including dropping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the…
U.S. Agricultural Export Opportunities in South Korea
…Remains Top Agricultural Supplier to South Korea With its growing economy and limited arable land, South Korea is the eighth-largest agricultural importer in the world. In 2017, those imports totaled…
Southern Africa: A Promising Region for U.S. Agricultural Exports
…middle class and large scale rural-to-urban migration have created strong demand for diverse agricultural products across Sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in the growth of imports over the past decade. These factors…
Dropped Tariffs Could Mean Less USDA Trade Aid Relief
…products. Those duties were put in place after President Trump imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue told Reuters this week that, with a trade deal…
Trump, XI Likely to Meet at Upcoming G-20
…if the U.S. will even consider lifting $250 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports, which triggered retaliatory tariffs on American imported goods. Despite the U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, the…
EU Ready for Talks over U.S. Beef
…the European Union banned the use of growth hormones in meat across the EU, including imports. The EU says it will look to raise the U.S. share of hormone-free beef…
South Asia Presents New Markets for U.S. Corn Co-Products
…addition to 5,000 tons of corn gluten feed/meal. Sri Lanka’s imports of U.S. DDGS increased 8.2 percent year-over-year to nearly 22,000 tons. The Grains Council says the feed industries in…
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…U.S. placed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Johansson urged U.S. negotiators to reach agreements on those issues as soon as possible. “We’ve seen California farmers, ranchers and agricultural marketers…
Canada Joins Trade Accord to Replace NAFTA
…reached a deal in late August. The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will allow better access to Canada for American dairy products and also provides for more imports of Canadian…
Kansas Representative Exploring Ways to Trade with Cuba
…number one supplier of commodities like sorghum, soy, wheat, and corn.” Currently, Cuba imports roughly 80 percent of its food from Europe, Latin America and Asia. Marshall says Cuba represent…
NPPC: Auto Import Tariffs Will Prompt More Retaliation Against American Agriculture
U.S. tariffs on auto imports likely would prompt retaliation from some of American agriculture’s biggest trading partners, leading to catastrophic financial harm to farmers, warned the National Pork Producers Council…
China Sets More Tariffs on U.S. Food and Ag Imports
…Trump is prepared to go even higher, saying Tuesday that he’s ready to impose duties on another $267 billion in Chinese imports. The new tariff list includes meat products, including…
U.S. Ag Coalition Sponsors U.S.-Cuba Business Meetings
…expand into new markets. Cuba continues to depend on imports for 80 percent of its food supply, and the coalition says Congress is poised in the Farm Bill to allow…
