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The Biden administration is kicking off the new year with some progress on trade issues. Dave Salmonsen, American Farm Bureau Federation Senior Congressional Relations Director said one of those issues is dairy trade with Canada under the U ...

New data from Economic Research Service shows retaliatory tariffs reduced U.S. ag exports annually by $13.2 billion. Specifically, the research points to six trading partners, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Mexico, and Turkey, that announced retaliatory tariffs affecting agriculture and food products in 2018 ...

Tariffs imposed on American agricultural exports in retaliation for Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from key trading partners cost the U.S. farm sector a great deal in exports. Combine that with the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports and China’s retaliatory actions, and it led to an overall $27 billion reduction in U.S. ag ...

Washington State University is leading an effort to improve hops and help hop growers, with an eye toward boosting the craft beer industry. The effort comes thanks to a $5 million USDA grant with a goal of breeding new hop varieties that are naturally resistant to key viruses ...

The American Farm Bureau says now is the time for the White House to “engage” on trade, after a year that saw little progress on new trade deals. From China to the U.K. and EU to Kenya, Farm Bureau Trade Adviser Dave Salmonsen said there is much to do, to bring down barriers to U.S. farm goo ...

The Corn Refiners Association released a new report this week revealing the United States is behind its competitors in reducing global trade barriers. The report, which tracked trade agreements since 2010, shows several nations have outpaced the U ...

The U.S. dairy industry relies on exports and is constantly finding ways to find market opportunities overseas, that was the recent message from Alex Peterson, chair of the National Dairy Research and Promotion Board. At the recent Farm Journal MILK Business Conference, Peterson said exports are the key price driver ...

U.S. agricultural exports to the European Union are expected to be on the rise soon, after a weekend announcement by President Joe Biden.  "The United States and the European Union have agreed to negotiate the world's first trade agreement based upon how much carbon is in a product as we negotiated the steel and aluminum tariffs that are in place." ...

Many in farm country were happy to hear the nomination earlier this month of Elaine Trevino to serve as chief Ag negotiator at USTR. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom said President Biden’s nomination is significant on a number of fronts. ...

Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, was in Florence, Italy over the weekend at meetings of the G20; that's 19 countries plus the EU, comprising the biggest economies in the world. Vilsack met with dozens of his counterparts trying to create what he calls the Coalition for Productivity Growth ...