…laws. The claim Walmart asserts is that the poultry companies engaged in price fixing and trade restraint from 2008 to 2016. The 98-page complaint filed in the US District Court…
Dozens of Californians Appointed to USDA Ag Trade Advisory Committees
…private-sector interests of the U.S. agricultural industry. Other trade advisory committees include the ATAC for Trade in Animals and Animal Products, the ATAC for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds, and…
Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech EO
…framework. In addition, the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement sets unprecedented standards for agricultural biotechnology. For the first time, the agreement specifically addresses agricultural biotechnology to support 21st century innovations…
U.S. Pork Producers Seek Main Course, Not Crumbs
…result, U.S. pork is an attractive candidate for trade retaliation. America’s hog farmers – and many other sectors of U.S. agriculture – have been at the tip of the trade…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 06-11-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Taylor Hillman. In today’s episode, we clear up some news on trade relations with Mexico. Tariffs were…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement on disaster and trade-related assistance: “Whether it’s because of natural disasters or unfair retaliatory tariffs, farmers across the country are…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 06-07-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Brian German. USDA Undersecretary Ted McKinney gives us an update on the overall trade environment as the…
Delay in E&J Gallo Acquisition of Constellation Brands
It looks like there has been a delay in the E&J Gallo-Constellation deal. After Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulators reviewed the $1.7 billion deal between Constellation Brands and E&J Gallo…
Senate Committee Educated on Livestock Emissions
…since World War II.” The heightened focus on livestock emissions has created even more intense advocacy for meatless diets, under the erroneous assumption that it will have a significant impact…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 06-04-19
…trade mission, and more information is becoming available on the latest trade mitigation package. AgNet West also hears from the Citrus Research Board about the organization’s annual Citrus Growers Educational…
Agriculture industry Responds to Progress of USMCA
…move forward with ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, preserving zero-tariff pork trade in North America for the long term; complete a trade agreement with Japan; and resolve the…
USDA Expecting the Most Cotton Exports in a Decade
…level since the 2007 crop year.” However, the high level of expectations will also be heavily influenced by the trade relationship between China and the United States. “If the U.S.-China…
Court Strikes 2015 Water Rule
…suits filed by dozens of state governments and trade groups, this is the first court to reach a final decision on the lawfulness of the 2015 Waters of the United…
U.S. Organic Sales Hit $50 Billion for the First Time
…Organic Trade Association (OTA), the organic market set a new record of nearly $52.5 billion in sales. The sales number represents a 6.3 percent increase from the previous year. “Organic…