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The U.S. Trade Representative office recently announced it was opening a Section 301 investigation into China’s implementation of the Phase One trade agreement.

Public hearings began in Washington D.C. as part of the mandatory USMCA review process.

“The $285 million program that essentially doubles our investment in those trade promotion programs that help sell our products,” said Agriculture Department Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg

The U.S. Meat Export Federation has honored former USDA trade chief Ted McKinney with its Michael J. Mansfield Award, recognizing his contributions to expanding American agricultural exports.

How has the trade war impacted the local pear industry? We sat down with Jeff Correa with Pear Bureau Northwest to find out.

A recent report takes a look at tariffs and the impact on American agriculture this year and next.

The U.S. agricultural trade deficit widened further in July. Agricultural exports lagged imports by $4.97 billion in July, a gap 9% wider than a year earlier.

On Thursday, President Trump signed an order to implement a trade agreement with Japan that is expected to increase U.S. agricultural sales by $8 billion a year.

The recent trade deal with the European Union eliminates a 20% tariff on imports of American bison.

Farmer sentiment dipped for the third straight month in August, with the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer falling 10 points to 125.