The overhauled North American Free Trade Agreement, now named the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, will accomplish important objectives for U.S. agriculture, according to CoBank. However, a report by CoBank…
China Language in USMCA Not Surprising
Language against trade talks with China in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is not surprising, according to a Chinese editorial. The South China Morning Post, an English language newspaper based in China,…
Canada Dairy Organization Turns Down Trudeau Meeting
…the impact of the concessions” made in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The agreement, which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement, grants U.S. dairy more market access to Canada. Dairy Farmers…
Perdue Favors Removal of Section 232 Tariffs on Canada, Mexico
…and aluminum tariffs are separate from the USMCA that will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. Perdue says the White House and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer discussed the tariffs…
Court to Hear OTA Suit Against USDA Organic Livestock Rule Withdraw
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last week agreed to hear a challenge by the Organic Trade Association against the Department of Agriculture. OTA is challenging the…
Trade War Benefiting U.S. Food Banks
Food banks are benefiting from President Trump’s trade war with China. USA Today reports the tit-for-tat trade war offers more variety for U.S. food banks through the administration’s trade mitigation…
US Pushing for Better Trade Terms with Japan
…Minister Shinzo Abe in New York where they agreed to begin working on a trade deal between the two countries. “We’ve agreed today to start trade negotiations between the United…
South Asia Presents New Markets for U.S. Corn Co-Products
Shifting trade patterns and growing feed markets are creating new export opportunities for U.S. corn co-products in the South Asian markets. Representatives from the U.S. Grains Council explored the markets…
Farm Bill Expiration Jeopardizes Multiple Programs
…rural development, trade promotion, and organic programs are also at risk in the short term. The farm bill expiration will not affect certain programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Senator Corker Has Concerns Regarding New NAFTA
…Free Trade Agreement. Those tariffs are expected to be addressed separately from the USMCA. Corker says “we’re still trying to determine” whether or not the overall trade agreement is “better…
China Ambassador to U.S. Says China Wants to Engage in Talks
…constantly shifting positions and passing up opportunities for agreement. The U.S. is engaged in a trade war with China, and the goal appears to be to suppress trade between China…
China Investment in U.S. Falling Sharply
Chinese investment in the United States has dropped 92 percent so far this year, amidst the tit-for-tat trade war launched by President Donald Trump. Analysts say the trade war may…
Congress Could Press for NAFTA Vote This Year
…the new trade deal this year, if the party loses majority in the House. The USMCA will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, and if one of the chambers…
USMCA Deters China’s Efforts of FTA’s With Mexico, Canada
…States. Specifically, the provision specifies that if one of the current North American Free Trade Agreement partners enters a free trade deal with a “non-market” country such as China, the…