European Union

At the behest of the U.S. Beef industry, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office is taking action against the European Union due to their ban on importing American beef.   Trade Representative Michael Froman said the WTO already ruled against the EU ban and that, “The EU has failed to live up to assurances to address this issue, and it's now time to take action.”   The US...

ChemChina is made their case to the European Union last week for the approval of their takeover of Syngenta.   The European Commission is receiving a lot of pressure to block the deal by lawmakers and environmentalists of the EU.   The European Commission has scheduled October 28th as the date for their decision, though that could be extended.   ...

The ramifications of Britain’s exit from the European Union have reached the United States in various ways, but one challenge is for the current negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.   U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said, "Obviously Europe has a lot on its plate at the moment between Brexit, the migrant crisis, a rising level of Euro skepticism across

A global grain surplus will continue to pressure crop prices as this year’s harvest will expand to the second-highest on record.  The International Grains Council said world grain production will be nine million metric tons more than forecasted in April as wheat crops improve in the European Union, the United States and Russia.   Bloomb...