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AFBF Welcomes Trade Talks
AFBF Welcomes Trade Talks
AFBF Welcomes Trade Talks
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 ...
Retaliatory Tariffs Reduced U.S. Ag Exports Annually by $13.2 Billion
Retaliatory Tariffs Reduced U.S. Ag Exports Annually by $13.2 Billion
Retaliatory Tariffs Reduced U.S. Ag Exports Annually by $13.2 Billion
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 ...
Trade War Retaliation Cost Agriculture $27 Billion in Exports
Trade War Retaliation Cost Agriculture $27 Billion in Exports
Trade War Retaliation Cost Agriculture $27 Billion in Exports
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 ...
WSU Is Working To Build Better Hops
WSU Is Working To Build Better Hops
WSU Is Working To Build Better Hops
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 ...
AFBF: Now Is The Time For The Administration To Focus On Trade
AFBF: Now Is The Time For The Administration To Focus On Trade
AFBF: Now Is The Time For The Administration To Focus On Trade
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 ...
Peterson: Expanding International Market Key For U.S. Dairy Industry
Peterson: Expanding International Market Key For U.S. Dairy Industry
Peterson: Expanding International Market Key For U.S. Dairy Industry
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 ...
Ag Trade To EU Expected To Increase
Ag Trade To EU Expected To Increase
Ag Trade To EU Expected To Increase
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." ...
Halstrom: USTR At Full Strength Good for USMEF, All Of Ag
Halstrom: USTR At Full Strength Good for USMEF, All Of Ag
Halstrom: USTR At Full Strength Good for USMEF, All Of Ag
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. ...
Vilsack: Countries Have a Goal Of Reducing Emissions
Vilsack: Countries Have a Goal Of Reducing Emissions
Vilsack: Countries Have a Goal Of Reducing Emissions
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 ...

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