Articles tagged under: trade
Supply Chain and Rail Issues Addressed in Senate Ag Hearing
Published June 10, 2022
While a House Ag Subcommittee reviewed the farm bill on Thursday, a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee took a closer look at agricultural trade. Associated Milk Producers Incorporated Co-CEO Sheryl Meshke testified the U.S. government must address supply chain issues. "Congress must…Lawmakers Send Trade Agenda Letter to Biden Administration Officials
Published May 12, 2022
South Dakota Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds along with North Dakota Senator John Hoeven and other lawmakers sent a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai asking them to prioritize market access initiatives in…Losing Ground in Ag Trade
Published May 9, 2022
Nearly a year-and-a-half into the Biden administration, key agricultural trade positions remain unfilled, and agriculture may be losing ground. According to former Chief Agriculture Negotiator Gregg Doud, it takes about ten years to see how well a trade deal went.…Senators Want Ag Trade Nominees Named Soon
Published April 6, 2022
Senate Agriculture Committee leaders Debbie Stabenow and John Boozman, along with Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo sent a trade letter to President Biden. The leaders asked Biden to quickly nominate a Chief Agriculture Negotiator at the Office of…U.S. Potato Industry Gets Closer to Fresh Market Access in Mexico
Published April 5, 2022
By May 15, the United States should have full fresh potato market access in Mexico. That’s according to a joint statement from the USDA and Mexico’s Ag Ministry. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says fresh potato exports need to…House Ag Farm Bill Review Continues: Energy and Trade
Published April 4, 2022
The House Agriculture Committee continues their review of the 2018 Farm Bill this week, diving deeper into energy and trade. A full committee hearing on energy will be Tuesday at 9 a.m. central time. A subcommittee hearing on international trade…Holding Trade Partners Accountable
Published April 1, 2022
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai answered questions from the House Ways and Means Committee this past week about holding trade partners accountable for implementing trade agreements. This includes the way Canada handled dairy market access in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. "This…Key Trade Officials Need to Be Named
Published March 26, 2022
South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson says it’s hard to overstate the importance of free trade to U.S. agriculture. "I'm a little concerned that it's March 2022 and we still don't have a chief agriculture negotiator or a USDA under secretary…The U.S. and United Kingdom Start Preliminary Trade Talks Today
Published March 21, 2022
The United States and the United Kingdom are expected to begin preliminary talks about a trade and investment agreement this week. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and her U.K counterpart are scheduled to meet in Baltimore, Maryland today and tomorrow…