With U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s swearing-in Monday, a group of trade officials from Mexico plan to travel to the U.S. to begin working on trade issues between the two…
USDA Political Appointment Nominees Coming Soon
…as undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs. Finally, Sam Clovis, who has served on the USDA transition team is being considered as the next undersecretary for research, education, and…
Canada Ag Census Shows Increase in Young and Women Farmers
…by industry). Agricultural operations in Canada employed 280,315 people in 2015. From a trade perspective, agricultural goods accounted for 2.2% of Canada’s total imports and 4.6% of total exports (CANSIM…
Stabenow, Rural Groups, Express Concern over USDA Reorganization
Stabenow Ranking Senate Agriculture Committee Democrat Debbie Stabenow praised the addition of a trade undersecretary at the Department of Agriculture, but is concerned with the proposed rural development changes. The…
NCC Statement on US-China Preliminary Trade Agreement on Beef, Poultry
…China’s obstacles preventing U.S. broiler access to their marketplace. “NCC and our members support free and fair trade,” Brown continued. “In order to be effective, free trade must operate as…
Initial Results of the 100-Day Action Plan of the U.S. – China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue
…including agricultural trade, financial services, investment, and energy. For details, see the U.S.-China joint fact sheet below. Both sides also identified other issues that will require significant effort to resolve…
Agriculture Secretary Perdue on Trade Breakthrough with China
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue hailed the agreement between the United States and China on several key trade issues, most notably the return of American beef to the Chinese…
New Zealand Continues TPP Push Without U.S.
…uncertain for the trade deal given President Donald Trump removed the U.S. from the agreement earlier this year. Despite that, A New Zealand trade official says ratifying TPP “sends a…
Dairy Industry Eager to Work With U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer
…trade agreements in key markets like Japan.” Vilsack recently visited Japan on a trade mission. Lighthizer’s experience includes deputy trade representative under President Ronald Reagan, chief of staff for the…
Agriculture Groups Approve USDA Reorganization Announcement
…Perdue announced the creation of a USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs as part of a broader reorganization of the department. The following is a statement from…
Secretary Perdue Announces Creation of Undersecretary for Trade
…world.” Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Agricultural trade is critical for the U.S. farm sector and the American economy as a whole. U.S. agricultural and food exports account…
NPPC President Ken Maschhoff on USDA Establishing an Undersecretary for Trade
…to working with the undersecretary to advance trade policies that will be beneficial for U.S. agriculture, including free trade agreements that eliminate all tariff and non-tariff barriers to our products….
Perdue to Announce USDA Reorganization Thursday Afternoon
…the creation of an office of an undersecretary for trade, according to the Hagstrom Report. Perdue will make the announcement at Consolidated Grain and Barge, a grain shipping company. Perdue…
Agriculture Vulnerable Amid Trade Risks
U.S. agriculture stands to lose big if a trade dispute with Mexico or Canada surfaces. CoBank CEO Tom Halverson told Bloomberg News recently that agriculture is in a “vulnerable position.”…