…even if the trade war with China keeps going. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue made that announcement last week. Back in July, the administration announced it would deliver $12 billion in…
Industry Seeks Additional Tariff Relief as USDA Reports Increased Milk Production
…calculation of trade mitigation payments. “We appreciated your efforts to quickly reopen the 2018 signup for the Margin Protection Program for Dairy, and we are ever-grateful for your advocacy on…
Grassley: No Trade Aid for Smithfield Foods
When it comes to just who is eligible for trade aid, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley said Smithfield Foods shouldn’t be one of the companies which are eligible help. Smithfield is…
USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables
…in February 2019. The complete report will include a full discussion of the commodity supply and use projections, as well as projections for farm income and global commodity trade. The…
Federal Reserve: NAFTA 2.0 Won’t Help Dairy Industry
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) replacement will not benefit dairy farmers, according to the Federal Reserve Bank. A report by the Federal Reserve says gains made by the…
Grain Industry Seeks to Modernize Global Ag Commodity Trade
…post-trade execution processes, as they represent a highly manual and costly part of the supply chain, with the industry spending significant amounts of money every year moving documents around the…
USDA Announces 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…domestic and foreign. Concurrent sessions will explore topics such as global trade trends, innovations in agriculture, developments in animal and crop biotechnology, frontiers in conservation, and outlooks for food and…
China-owned Smithfield Foods Eligible for U.S. Trade Relief
…trade mitigation plan in August, while also announcing $1.2 billion in purchases of surplus food to distribute through food banks across the country. The plan is an attempt to ease…
Trump, China, To Talk Trade at G20
…the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Bloomberg News that U.S. goals are on the table and that the two leaders…
Canada, Mexico, Want Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Lifted
…“as soon as possible.” Mexico’s top negotiator for the North American Free Trade Agreement, now the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, says Mexico should not sign the agreement until the tariffs have been…
Japan-EU Trade Deal to Increase Market Competition
A trade agreement between the European Union and Japan will increase competition for the United States. Japan’s conclusion of the trade agreement, and efforts to complete the Comprehensive and Progressive…
EU Cleared to Start Talks on Increasing U.S. Beef Imports
…EU trade talks formally announced last week to improve trade relations and remove tariffs. However, U.S. agriculture officials and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office maintains that agriculture, in general, will…
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
…Secretary. Perdue previously announced other significant reorganizations at USDA. In May 2017, USDA created the first-ever Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and reconstituted and renamed the new Farm…
USMCA a Framework for Future Trade Deals
A White House adviser says the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a model for future trade agreements. USMCA will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), if approved. Kevin Hassett,…