ag imports

In response to the late February announcement by USDA opening the U.S. market to fresh beef from Brazil, R-CALF is calling for the restoration of mandatory Country-of-Origin meat labeling. The organization points out that Brazil is a country with a history of engaging in corrupt food safety practices, and is distributing a research paper to congressional offices titled Restoring Mandatory COOL f

Back in 2014 the U.S. farm industry enjoyed an Ag trade surplus of $43 billion.  But, by 2018 that surplus had dropped to $16 billion, and then during fiscal year 2019 the surplus dipped again, down to $4.6 billion according to USDA Chief Economist Rob Johansson.  ...

The final numbers are in for fiscal year 2019, and when you look at Ag imports and Ag exports between October through September, you'll notice the same theme repeating itself: imports up, exports down.  USDA International Trade Economist, Kamron Daugherty, said the fiscal year ended in September with exports coming in at $10.3 bi...

The latest Ag trade figures from October to April are out.  USDA Trade Economist, Cameron Daugherty, says the theme during that time period is exports are down, imports are up.  Exports of American Ag products so far total $81.2 billion, which is down 6.5% from t...