European Union

It was a happy Thanksgiving for U.S. beef producers.   The European Parliament voted Thursday to approve a plan that grants the U.S. a country-specific share of the European Union’s duty-free, high-quality beef quota. The agreement was originally signed back in August. The U.S. ...

Taking a look at the at the latest WASDE, the biggest note about wheat was the change in production in several competitors of the U.S.  Outgoing World Outlook Board Chair, Seth Meyer, said the report cuts world production estimates by nine million metric tons.  ...

U.S. Trade Representative chief agriculture negotiator Gregg Doud calls European Union protectionist measures "non-science-based" and "backward-looking."  The comments signal a fight ahead between the EU and the U.S. before the two nations discuss a trade agreement, according to Bloomberg.  Th...

Preliminary trade discussions between Washington and Brussels aren’t going well. In fact, Politico says the talks now appear to basically be an effort to not jump into a full-on trade war. That possibilities potentially include new U.S. tari...

The European Union is readying to negotiate with the United States to allow the U.S. to increase beef exports to EU countries.  The European Commission sought approval from its 28-member states last month to open negotiations with D.C.  The a...

Many politically-powerful consumers in the European Union have made it clear to their elected officials, when it comes to foods from genetically-modified crops or livestock, or from the new science of gene-editing, they are a "no".  Ted McKinney, USDA Under-Secretary for Trade said from talking with people in the E.U., “...

In retaliating against trade tariffs, the European Union is doubling down on American Whiskey.  EU trade chief Cecilia Malmström shut down a request to remove U.S. whiskey from the tariff list as fear the move would place further retaliation from the U.S. on Scotch w...

The European Union is setting up potential reasons to reject Bayer AG’s takeover of Monsanto.  This week, the EU is expected to send Bayer a so-called statement of objections that list potential reasons for the EU to block the $66 billion proposal.  Bloomberg New...

There is a myth out there Europeans look down on American commodities as not safe or wholesome, but Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue said that is not the case in his conversations in Europe this week.   Perdue gave one example of being in a Costco in Madrid.  ...

The U.S. Dairy Industry is voicing concerns over the European Union-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement which was provisionally implemented last week.   The agreement contains protections for five generic cheese names; asiago, feta, fontina, goronzola and munster.  ...