Brian Kuehl

A USDA report on 2022 exports showed higher values and lower volumes last year.  Brian Kuehl, executive director for Farmers for Free Trade, called the results a double-edged sword.   “The inflation has driven up commodity prices, and a lot of that's been driven by the war in Ukraine and by the supply chain disruptions coming out of the pandemic.  So, the good ...

The Senate Finance Committee unanimously voted to move Doug McKalip’s nomination to be USTR’s Chief Agricultural Negotiator to the full Senate for a final vote.  He won bipartisan support despite Republican objections to the Administration’s anti-free trade policy.   “I intend to ...

Farmers for Free Trade Thursday announced five new Board members. Farmers for Free Trade is a coalition supported and comprised of America’s leading ag organizations and businesses. The new board members include Michael Anderson, trade and industry relations Vice President at the Corn Refiners Association, and Iowa corn farmer Bob Hemesath, a National Corn Growers Association member. Addi ... Read

The Biden administration has said on multiple occasions they will change the American trade policy in place over the past four years. However, Brian Kuehl of Farmers for Free Trade said doing so will take time. “We certainly are hopeful. We d ...

As trade talks between the U.S. and China resume this week, Tariffs Hurt the Heartland is out with data showing how the trade war has hurt American consumers and businesses.  Between February 2018, when the trade war started, and August 2019, Americans have paid an additional $34 billion dollars.  Ta...

Farm country overall shows reserved optimism regarding the NAFTA announcement Monday.  The announcement marks a step forward, as Mexico and the U.S. have a basic agreement in place.  However, with Canada yet to be included, many questions remain.   Farmers fo...

Farmers for Free Trade Executive Director Brian Kuehl said he’s unhappy the White House is ratcheting up the trade war. While more tariffs on Chinese goods are set to go into effect in two weeks, he says the President is telling farmers to be patient as prices plummet and their markets are overtaken by foreign competitors.  ...

More tariffs have officially gone into effect between China and the U.S, worth $34 billion, and Farmers for Free Trade says it’s hitting producers directly in the pocketbook.  Brian Kuehl is the group’s Executive Director, and he said the evidence of pain from a now multi-front trade war is multiplying every day.   “From China ...

Swift retaliation is expected against U.S. farm goods, after President Trump announced Friday that a 25-percent tariff on $50 billion in technology goods from China starts on July 6th.  “Farmers for Free Trade” Executive Director Brian Kuehl said the threat of heavy retaliatory tariffs by China on U.S. farm exports isn’t theo...

The Farmers for Free Trade Group released a report this week that highlights how American farmers and ranchers have paid the price in trade disputes.  Consequences usually happen in the form of retaliatory tariffs.  The report comes out as the Trump Administration makes a final decision on placing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.   That ...