Trade officials in India are making policy changes in an effort to comply with a 2015 World Trade Organization ruling that found its ban on U.S. imports of poultry meat,…
Prospects for a Vote on TPP Improving Slightly
…Minnesota Ag Connection report says Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah is Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, which has authority in trade matters, and he said the upper chamber…
Canada, China, Sign Canola and Beef Trade Agreement
Trade leaders from Canada and China have signed a trade agreement that supports canola exports to China. Canola is Canada’s second-largest export and top agricultural export to China, according to…
Poultry and Soy Groups in Cuba This Week
A delegation representing American poultry and soybean groups is in Cuba on a trade mission this week. The group represents the first mission to Cuba funded by the soybean checkoff…
Presidential Debate Touches on Trade and Regulations
…Trade Deal while in the Senate. She also argued that trade is critical to the U.S. economy, saying “We are five percent of the world’s population and we have to…
Heritage Foundation Slams Farm Bill
…stands, renewable fuels and trade. The 148-page report calls on Congress to eliminate the Renewable Fuels Standard along with trade-stifling tariffs and tariff rate quotas. The report also criticizes Congress…
China places Anti-Dumping Duties on U.S. DDGs
…the largest exporter. Trade experts fear the final decision regarding the duties on DDGs could be even higher than the one issued Friday. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Chance for TPP Passage Slim
Vice President Joe Biden said last week the chances for Congress to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal were slim. Biden said he sees a “less than even chance”…
Studies Continuing on Creating Possible USDA Trade Post
The USDA is still working on studies dealing with possibly creating a new Under Secretary for trade. usda-trade-post…
Egypt Ergot Policy Saga Continues
…global wheat trade, as suppliers boycotted the policy. Wheat suppliers say zero contamination is “impossible to guarantee.” Ergot can cause hallucinations when consumed in large amounts but is considered harmless…
China Moves to Reopen Market to U.S. Beef
…by the relevant authorities for further technical discussions on the specific conditions that will allow trade to resume. True access to China’s beef market – consistent with science-based, international standards…
Almond Board: Almonds Rise to Top in Europe
According to Innova Market Insights, a research firm, new-product introductions with almonds have overtaken hazelnuts in Europe for the first time. Almond Board Senior Marketing Manager, Trade Stewardship, Harbinder Maan…
Farmers Urging Congress to Swiftly Move on TPP Agreement
…challenge of feeding and fueling a growing world. But we can’t do that without trade agreements like TPP.” The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a trade agreement between the United States and…
EU, Canada, Working to Overcome Trade Deal Doubts
…out the limits of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, to ease other EU nations, such as Austria, according to Reuters. Trade officials from Canada say the legally binding declaration…