…the Feedstock Flexibility Program in fiscal year 2017. USDA will closely monitor domestic sugar stocks, consumption, imports and other sugar market variables on an ongoing basis, and will continue to…
HPAI Outbreaks in Asia, Europe Prompting Biosecurity Measures
…product imports. South Korea has confirmed 22 million birds have been culled in the wake of several outbreaks over the last month and Taiwan has ordered a slaughterhouse to be…
USCA Requests Status on U.S. Beef Trade with China
…consumes around 13 percent of the world’s beef and is expected to increase their imports of red meat by nearly 24 percent in 2016, as compared to previous years. From…
NCBA Applauds USTR for Defending U.S. Beef from European Mistreatment
…new duty-free quota for imports of specially-produced beef to compensate the United States for losses arising from the E.U.’s ban on the use of hormones in beef production. Imports under…
Obama Admin Takes Action to Address EU’s Unfair Trade Practices against Beef Industry
…imports is not based on science, discriminates against American beef producers U.S. beef industry exports average $6 billion per year, producing an estimated $7.6 billion in economic activity and supporting…
Foreign Trade Negotiator Says U.S. Will Restore TPP, Eventually
…such as with Japan over beef imports, “are just going to get wider and wider apart from the U.S., to their disadvantage,” according to Robb. He says pressure from the…
Consumers Set to Benefit from Lower Global Meat Prices
…competitive markets are expected to push down current prices, while global meat consumption continues to rise. Rabobank also expects China to maintain record levels of pork imports into next year….
China Proposes New Food Safety Rules on Imports
…a push by China to increase its oversight of the country’s large food supply chain. The new rule for shipping food imports into China will require imports to have health…
Immigration Crackdown Could Increase Food Prices
…could lead to more food imports from other nations, undermining Trump’s effort to boost American industry. Still, farm labor accounts for only a small share of most foods, about 1.6…
Agri View: Cotton Exports Increasing
…import more. Timing is a big question but those imports will make a big change in US exports. It’ll take a little time, but stronger exports definitely helps boost prices….
Dairy Exports to Increase by $500 Million in 2017
…USDA does expect dairy imports into America to rise $200 million in the coming year. The top three U.S. agricultural trading partners are China, Canada, and Mexico. However, trade is…
Businesses Join Agriculture in Fretting Over Trump Anti-Trade Talks
…soybean and corn imports will be halted. Boeing is the largest U.S. exporter with about 70 percent of its revenue derived from abroad, and China is the company’s biggest customer….
November Dairy Market Report
…year earlier. Butter imports were fewer than a year earlier during July–September for the first time in several years. However, milk protein concentrate imports rose by more than a third…
Indonesia Planning to Stop Corn Imports by 2018 or Sooner
Indonesia plans to halt imports of corn by 2018 “at the latest,” according to the country’s agriculture minister. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today reports Indonesia’s government is working to boost…