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NFU Wants More Trade Stability in New Year

Published November 23, 2020

National Farmers Union President Rob Larew says the organization is looking for more stability from the leadership in the Biden administration. "That's hopefully a theme we'll see in the trade agreement arena where we hear President-elect Biden's approach on trade…

The Future Direction for Trade Policy

Published November 20, 2020

Trade, climate change and a new administration were part of a post-election panel discussion during the virtual NAFB Convention. Under a Biden administration, Policy Solutions Principal Jay Truitt thinks the U.S. will change its trade policy with China, but not…

Farm Groups Ask Lighthizer to Deepen EU Trade Discussions

Published November 20, 2020

American Farm Bureau Federation, the U.S. Dry Bean Council, Farmers for Free Trade and other commodity groups are asking the Trump administration to deepen trade discussions with the EU. In a letter sent today, the groups request removal of tariffs…

Massive Trade Agreement Established

Published November 16, 2020

Fifteen major economies have formed the world’s largest free trade bloc and the United States is not part of it. This trade deal includes China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Vietnam and ten other countries. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was…

Traders Monitoring China Demand for U.S. Products

Published November 9, 2020

Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting President Mike Zuzolo says currency valuation will play a big role in how much Chinese demand is seen going forward. "China took a pretty big hit on their currency going into the election. Their buying…

Trump: Regulatory Reform and Trade

Published November 2, 2020

Ahead of Election Day, State Representative Mike Brandenburg is grateful for the regulatory reform, trade deals and aid that came during the Trump administration. "A lot of these (ag assistance) payments came about because farmers need to show a black…

North American Leaders Sign Communique at Tri-National Ag Accord

Published October 23, 2020

Agricultural leaders from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. wrapped up three days of discussions surrounding trade, COVID-19 response and more. This was the first Tri-National Ag Accord since the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement went into effect in July. Mexican Association of Secretaries…

Lawmakers Ask U.S. Government to Enforce USMCA Dairy Provisions

Published August 13, 2020

On Thursday, a bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers sent a letter to the U.S. government urging them to enforce provisions in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council are showing support for the effort.…

Optimism Remains for Phase One Deal with China

Published July 19, 2020

Optimism remains for the U.S. and China phase one trade deal. "China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently updated their expectations for China's soybean imports in the 2019 and 2020 marketing year by three million metric tons. I look…

USMCA Positives Highlighted in Farmers for Free Trade Roundtable

Published July 1, 2020

Farmers for Free Trade hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The agreement went into effect on July 1. House Agriculture Committee Chair Collin Peterson said the implementation is a positive in a time when positive action is…

Articles tagged under: trade

NFU Wants More Trade Stability in New Year

The Future Direction for Trade Policy

Farm Groups Ask Lighthizer to Deepen EU Trade Discussions

Massive Trade Agreement Established

Traders Monitoring China Demand for U.S. Products

Trump: Regulatory Reform and Trade

North American Leaders Sign Communique at Tri-National Ag Accord

Lawmakers Ask U.S. Government to Enforce USMCA Dairy Provisions

Optimism Remains for Phase One Deal with China

USMCA Positives Highlighted in Farmers for Free Trade Roundtable

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