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A federal judge entered judgment against Chiquita Brands International, Inc. for $38.3 million, confirming a jury’s June 2024 verdict.  The compensation is for the wrongful deaths of seven Colombian nationals, which a jury found were caused by Chiquita’s financial and material support to violent terrorist groups in Colombia.   The si...

After five months, Colombia has lifted restrictions on imports of U.S. beef related to highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle.  Prior to the ban, U.S. beef was exporting roughly $3 million per day to Colombia.  When the ban started, that figure dropped to $1 million per day in the Central America country.   “Needless ...

The U.S. Dairy Export Council and National Milk Producers Federation expressed their strong disappointment with a preliminary ruling by Colombia’s government that they say unfairly targets U.S. dairy exporters.  They added the move advances "baseless claims" that U.S. milk po...

U.S. Wheat Association commended the USDA for its thorough, science-based process resulting in the deregulation of the H-B-4 drought-tolerant trait from Bioceres Crop Solutions.  The farmer leaders of USW are confident that the trait has the potential to deliver significant producer and consumer benefits.  Althoug...

Last week’s USDA trade mission to Colombia may benefit the Northwest ag industry in the future.  The goal of the trade mission was to boost American agricultural exports and build upon the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.  Overall Colom...

USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Alexis Taylor, arrived in Bogota, Colombia, earlier this week.  The former head of the Oregon Department of Ag is leading a trade mission with representatives from 36 agribusinesses and organizations to enhance American ag exports and continue building on trade gains made since the U.S.-Colomb...

Red meat exports set volume and value records in the month of May.  Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation said beef continues to put-up eye-popping numbers. “We exceeded $1 billion in value again, in the month of May to an all-time record high. Also reco...

U.S. grain exports in-all-forms totaled 96 million metric tons during the first nine months of the current marketing year.  The exports to 145 countries are just under the total at the same point in the previous marketing year. Increased grain exports to Mexico, Canada, and Colombia helped to offset year-to-date losses in China and Japan. Tho...

U.S. Agriculture posted its highest annual export levels ever recorded in 2021. The final 2021 trade data published by the Department of Commerce Tuesday shows that exports of U.S. farm and food products totaled $177 billion. The total beat the 2020 figure by 18% and eclipsed the previous record set in 2014, by 14 ...

U.S. red meat exports ended the first quarter on a high note. The U.S. Meat Export Federation reported March beef and pork exports each posted the highest monthly value on record. Pork exports and shipments of beef muscle cuts also set new volume records in March ...