The ban on Argentinian lemons will not be reinstated after growers lose the lawsuit filed in May 2017, trying to keep the imports out of the United States. The lawsuit…
NBB Disappointed with No New Biodiesel Tax Credit
…increased use of biodiesel, so that Congress is poised to drive investments in this American energy industry.“ Last February, Congress passed a retroactive biodiesel tax credit that applied to 2017…
More U.S. Trading Partners Exempted from Tariffs
During testimony before the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer confirmed that the European Union, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, and South Korea will be exempted from tariffs on steel…
Chinese Retaliation On U.S. Pork Exports Will Harm The Rural Economy
…consequences for America’s farmers, who shipped nearly $20 billion of goods to the Asian nation in 2017. The U.S. restrictions on Chinese imports come after an inquiry by the Office…
NCBA Encouraged by “Positive Developments” in Omnibus Spending Bill
…groups petition Department of Transportation for ELD waiver. September 2017 – NCBA and affiliates ask Congress to support one-year delay of ELD implementation for livestock haulers. November 2017 – NCBA…
U.S. Talking With Other Countries About Tariff Exemptions
…a mixture of tariffs and investment restrictions. Lighthizer told the committee that, “We’re losing to China in ways that are not reflective of the underlying economics.” Brazil is also a…
Ag Bankers, Accountants Oppose Sugar Policy Modernization Act
…‘Sugar Policy Modernization Act’ that sugar policy opponents proposed to Congress in November of 2017.” They told the committees that it’s clear the food-manufacturer opponents of sugar policy do not…
Agri View: Elimination of Slaughterhouses
…do beef, but they all have to be slaughtered. So it is simple to see. If you eliminate slaughterhouses, you eliminate meat in the process. By the way, most of…
Colombia Increases Ethanol Mandate to 10 Percent
The Colombian government increased its national blend mandate for ethanol to E10 as of the beginning of this month. Government officials in Colombia say sugar prices dropped considerably in early…
Celebrating National Poultry Day
…It’s a day when we recognize some of our feathered friends that are raised for their meat and eggs. Such as chicken, turkey, and other birds we commonly consume –…
Countries Asking U.S. for Tariff Exemptions
…of the U.S., expects to be fully excluded from these measures as a whole.” Brazil’s Ambassador to the U.S. recently laid out an argument that could possibly fit well with…
USDA Announces Regionalization Agreement with South Korea
…$426 million in 2017, but only $46 million came from the United States. In August 2017, South Korea lifted its most recent HPAI-related ban on imports of U.S. poultry, poultry…
House Bill Exempts Farms From Reporting Emissions
…to pass their respective commonsense, bipartisan bills as soon as possible.” The appeals court’s April decision originally set a Nov. 15, 2017, deadline for as many as 200,000 farms to…
Livestock Haulers Get Another ELD Waiver
…Logging Devices, or ELDs, by December of last year. In September of 2017, NPPC petitioned the agency for a waiver or exemption from the requirement, and the DOT handed down…