Petersen The New Zealand trade envoy says a Donald Trump presidency might be good for his country. Special Agricultural Trade Envoy Mike Petersen says, “He (Trump) is really strong on…
Cargill Chief: NAFTA in “Good Place”
…Congress to try to ratify bilateral trade deals with multiple countries instead of ratifying one giant trade deal.” MacLennan was in Washington this week to testify before Congress, saying there’s…
State Ag Directors Want NAFTA Fixes
As President Donald Trump gets set to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), U.S. state directors of agriculture are weighing in on which parts of the agreement they’d…
Agri View: Water War Outlook
…longest running water wars in this country is destined to go on for a while yet. Federal officials put that dispute between Georgia and Florida in the hands of a…
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
…look forward to working closely with incoming U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who will lead new trade policy negotiations and has extensive experience dealing with complex trade issues. Clearly what’s…
California Cattlemen File Lawsuit Against Fish and Game
California cattle producers gathered with peers from around the nation at the 2017 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show. The meeting started February 1, just a…
NCBA Cattle Industry Convention Underway
The 2017 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show is underway in Nashville, Tennessee. NCBA kicked off the convention this week with Cattlemen’s College educational sessions focusing…
Food Producers Accelerating Exports to Mexico, Searching for New Markets
…shipments because the potential tariffs could disrupt trade. One trade expert says: “They don’t know what will happen in the next month or the next week,” adding U.S. exporters are…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…implementation. We also recently wrapped up a two-year, top-to-bottom review of SNAP, and we examined the benefits of biotechnology, the future of agricultural trade, the importance of agriculture to our…
Border Tax Draws Concern from Seed Industry
…Trade Association’s Vegetables and Flower Seed Conference in Orlando, Florida, ASTA CEO Andy Lavigne told the Hagstrom Report the tax could burden the seed industry. He says: “A great deal…
Germany Urging EU to Speed Trade Deal Negotiations
Germany asked the European Union last week to speed-up trade talks to open trade with more than a dozen countries. The effort is aimed at boosting support for free trade…
U.K. Says Trump Ready to Begin Trade Talks
…discussing a “trade negotiation agreement” as the first step of crafting a trade deal between the two countries. The wording suggests there will be an official pledge between May and…
U.S. Dairy Companies Push Back Against Canada’s Protectionist Policies
…said Canada’s protectionist policies are in direct violation of its trade commitments under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The organizations urged the…
NPPC Hails Trump U.K. Trade Announcement
…Kingdom through a mutually beneficial trade agreement.” Weber Trump and May agreed to set up a working groups to consider ways to improve trade between the countries before the United…