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Trump-Xi Summit Boosts Beef Trade

Published May 19, 2026

A major breakthrough for the U.S. beef industry came out of last week’s Trump-Xi summit in Beijing after China agreed to restore access for hundreds of U.S. beef processing plants. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom says…

Trade Policies Tighten Fertilizer Supply

Published April 1, 2026

Fertilizer is emerging as a key pressure point for agriculture, with new trade analysis showing supply risks are being driven as much by policy decisions as global market forces. A report from the Office of the United States Trade Representative…

U.S. Potato Growers Seek Trade Probe Into Canada

Published January 5, 2026

The National Potato Council has formally asked the Office of the United States Trade Representative to launch a Section 332 fact-finding investigation into Canadian trade practices that may be limiting U.S. potato exports. In a letter to Chief Agricultural Negotiator…

Callahan, Brashears, Selig Confirmed

Published December 19, 2025

Before packing up and leaving DC for the holidays, the Senate confirmed nominees for key roles at USDA and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office. Julie Callahan now moves into the role of chief agriculture negotiator in the trade office. Callahan…

ASA Presses USTR on Phase One Enforcement

Published December 16, 2025

American Soybean Association Past President Josh Gackle, who farms at Kulm, North Dakota, testified before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative during its review the 2020 U.S.–China Phase One Agreement. The hearing was part of a Section 301 investigation…

Halstrom: China Trade Losses Could Reach $3B

Published December 16, 2025

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will hold a hearing this week reviewing the Phase One trade agreement with China, originally negotiated during President Donald Trump’s first term. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom says the…

Trade Advisory Committees Named

Published August 2, 2024

USDA and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office have announced the appointment or reappointment of 55 members to their seven trade advisory committees. Familiar names on the list include American Soybean Association CEO Steve Censky, U.S. Dairy Export Council President and…

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…

Trevino No Longer Nominee for U.S. Chief Ag Negotiator

Published March 16, 2022

President Biden’s Nominee for Chief Agriculture Negotiator, Elaine Trevino, decided to not move forward with the confirmation process. Trevino was nominated six months ago, but had not gone through the Senate confirmation process. According to Politico, Trevino sent Biden a…

China’s Trade Record Criticized

Published February 16, 2022

The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office says China has a long record of violating, disregarding and evading World Trade Organization rules. That position was emphasized in a report to Congress. China has not yet implemented some of the most significant parts…

Articles tagged under: USTR

Trump-Xi Summit Boosts Beef Trade

Trade Policies Tighten Fertilizer Supply

U.S. Potato Growers Seek Trade Probe Into Canada

Callahan, Brashears, Selig Confirmed

ASA Presses USTR on Phase One Enforcement

Halstrom: China Trade Losses Could Reach $3B

Trade Advisory Committees Named

Holding Trade Partners Accountable

Trevino No Longer Nominee for U.S. Chief Ag Negotiator

China’s Trade Record Criticized

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