Dave Salmonsen

The deadline for the U.S. to negotiate bilateral trade deals with the U.K. and Kenya under rules for streamlined Congressional approval has expired. Technically, current Trade Promotion Authority allowing up-or-down votes on trade deals with no amendments, expires June 30th ...

The American Farm Bureau Federation says China has been a boon to U.S. farm commodity prices for several months. Now the organization is hopeful President Biden’s Ag and trade teams follow through and preserve the Trump Phase I deal and consider a Phase II agreement. AFB ...

As 2020 draws to a close, the United States is busy working to improve things on the trade front for American farmers. There was a lot of talk in farm county this year about China, and what the country said it would buy, and what it was actually buying ...

Will U.S. farmers be hurt by the world’s largest trade deal led by China and recently signed by 14 other Asian countries? American Farm Bureau trade adviser Dave Salmonsen believes American agriculture already benefits from deals with most of the Asian nations involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. He ...

The American Farm Bureau Federation says Phase One of the trade deal with China has been a success. Farm Bureau Senior Congressional Relations Director Dave Salmonsen disputes some media and social media claims that Phase One, which is still short of annual targets, is a “failure”. “Oh ...

The worldwide coronavirus outbreak is taking a toll on farm trade talks and trade flows. “I think you’ve seen over the last couple of months, shipments being slowed because of China. Of course, as we’re seeing this spread around the world, other countries will be affected. And, of course, ...

Since deals with China, Japan and USMCA have been addressed, American Ag has turned its attention to the UK and EU for next-step trade deals.  The American Farm Bureau Federation said London and Brussels have already had words on the EU’s rules demands for the UK to formalize Brexit by the end of this year, possibly delaying a final UK-EU deal for months or longer.  AFBF tra...

The American Farm Bureau Federation says a U.S. trade deal with India will be much harder to win than the just-signed Phase One deal with China.  AFB’s Dave Salmonsen said India is not China, and decades of American efforts have failed to break India’s trade barriers.   “India ...

2020 is expected to be a big year for U.S. ag export growth.  That, according to American Farm Bureau Federation’s Dave Salmonsen.  He said the year ahead is expected to see a big boost in U.S. farm exports to China.   "We have a date of January 15th, let's hope it happens there, is getting a phase one deal with China. Of course, January 1st, ...

An American Farm Bureau Federation official says there could be an early push to win Senate passage of USMCA ahead of an impeachment trial.  AFBF senior congressional relations director Dave Salmonsen says an early vote could take place, since House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s holding back impeachment articles.   “...