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China Still Behind in Phase One Trade Commitments

Published May 30, 2021

China is still behind on its phase one trade commitments, but the American Farm Bureau Federation says the country is catching up. In the deal, China agreed to an increase in agriculture purchases by $73.8 billion with nearly half of…

Backed Up 400,000 Hogs Per Week

Published April 23, 2020

Due to COVID-19, eight percent of U.S. meat packing capacity is off line. With more employees staying home from work over concerns about the virus, many plants are operating at 50-to-70 percent of their normal production. That leaves the industry…

U.S. Corn Plantings Forecast at Highest Level Since ’12

Published March 31, 2020

U.S. farmers intend to plant 97 million acres of corn in 2020, according to the USDA Prospective Plantings Report. That is an increase of eight percent from last year. If realized, this would be the highest planted acreage since 2012,…

Mexico is the First Country to Approve USMCA

Published June 20, 2019

On Wednesday, the Mexico Senate approved the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement by a vote of 114 to 4. Mexico is the first of three countries to ratify the trade deal. Now, all eyes are on Canada and the U.S. to ratify the…

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U.S. Officials Set to Visit Brazil Beef Plants

Published March 28, 2019

Following trade talks between the U.S. and Brazil, U.S. officials are set to inspect Brazilian beef plants in mid-June. According to the Brazilian agriculture minister, UDSA food safety officials will audit the country’s inspection system for beef and pork. The…

President Trump Signs the Farm Bill

Published December 21, 2018

Farm state lawmakers crowded the stage in the White House South Court Auditorium Thursday, waiting for the arrival of President Donald Trump. Suddenly, the theme of the 1970s television show Green Acres was heard on the speakers. Minutes before, Trump…

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Japan Working to Lift Beef Import Restrictions

Published November 26, 2018

According to a Japanese newspaper, The Mainichi, the country’s food safety commission is moving towards removal of import restrictions on U.S. beef. The restrictions were originally imposed as a measure against mad cow disease. Currently, Japan only allows U.S. beef…

McKinney Leads Trade Trip to Thailand and Philippines

Published November 20, 2018

Recently, Ted McKinney, USDA Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, led a trade trip to Thailand and the Philippines. In efforts to sell more U.S. agricultural products to the nations, McKinney says no stone is being…

Moving Forward on Trade

Published November 12, 2018

The Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Gregg Doud, is unsure how the upcoming meeting between the U.S. and China will go ahead of the G20 Summit. Doud hopes it will start a conversation. “This…

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U.S. Soybean Exports to E.U. Increase

Published September 24, 2018

A report from the European Commission says United States farmers are now supplying more than half of the European Union’s soybeans. From July through mid-September, U.S. soy exports to the EU were 133 percent higher than the same time period…

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China Still Behind in Phase One Trade Commitments

Backed Up 400,000 Hogs Per Week

U.S. Corn Plantings Forecast at Highest Level Since ’12

Mexico is the First Country to Approve USMCA

U.S. Officials Set to Visit Brazil Beef Plants

President Trump Signs the Farm Bill

Japan Working to Lift Beef Import Restrictions

McKinney Leads Trade Trip to Thailand and Philippines

Moving Forward on Trade

U.S. Soybean Exports to E.U. Increase

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