…exports to China. It’s impossible to overstate how beneficial this will be for America’s cattle producers, and the Trump Administration deserves a lot of credit for getting this achieved. We…
Dairy Industry Eager to Work With U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer
…Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) said today following Lighthizer’s Senate confirmation. Lighthizer will begin work on a variety of pressing trade policy issues, including…
Secretary Perdue Announces Creation of Undersecretary for Trade
…a noble thing to trade. This nation has a great story to tell and we’ve got producers here that produce more than we can consume,” said Secretary Perdue. “And that’s…
2016 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…past nine years to gather information on raisin-type acreage that is harvested mechanically. In addition to the mechanical harvest data, producers were asked to update acreage by variety and year…
Georgia Lawmakers Ask Perdue to Ditch GIPSA Rules
…again under review at the Department of Agriculture, would cost Georgia’s poultry industry billions of dollars. The lawmakers say: “Rescinding the rules would allow livestock and poultry producers to market…
Changes Needed in Farm Bill Safety Net Outlined at Senate Hearing
…Siemen is a fourth‐generation family farmer and owner of Prime Land Farm in Harbor Beach, in Michigan’s Thumb region. He testified on behalf of his cooperative, Michigan Milk Producers Association,…
Canada Offers Potential U.S. Ethanol Export Growth
…will stay engaged in this top market, ensuring U.S. ethanol continues to achieve positive results for ethanol industries, agricultural producers and consumers on both sides of the border. Read more…
Free Trade, Relationships Key To Market Competitiveness In South Korea
…fiercely competitive market.” The more than 5.7 million tons (more than 224 million bushels) of corn and corn products South Korean buyers purchased from U.S. producers in 2015/2016 was valued…
2016 California Wine Sales in U.S. Hit New Record
…of the U.S. wine market. The U.S. Wine Market Wine shipments to the U.S. from all production sources — California, other states and foreign producers — grew to 399 million…
Secretary Perdue Announces Arrival of First Shipment of U.S. Beef to Brazil
…has arrived in Brazil following a 13-year hiatus. The entrance of American beef into the Brazilian market ushers in promising long-term economic opportunity for U.S. beef producers. “With Brazil’s large…
NMPF, USDEC Organize Dairy Fly-In on Capitol Hill to Build Support for Trade with Canada, Mexico
…repeal of Canada’s controversial new dairy pricing system. During a fly-in rally organized Tuesday and Wednesday by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC),…
Rabobank Finds Pork Export Market Projections Favorable
…booming pig market in the European Union will put pressure on supplies as prices are rapidly rising. U.S. pork producers are looking for exports to determine prices levels as domestic…
Commerce Department to End Mexican Sugar Dumping
…U.S. refiners. He adds that he won’t ask American sugar beet producers or cane farmers in Louisiana and Florida to do things that aren’t in their long-term best interests. “I’m…
Argentine Lemons Entering U.S. Market Despite Objections
…by the administration’s complete disregard for domestic citrus producers and the impact of this rule to the California fresh lemon industry,” Pidduck said in a news release. The announcement comes…