Exports

In late July, the Beef Industry rolled out its new five-year Long Range Plan, which covers 2021-2025. This tool, according to Kim Brackett, leader of the Beef Industry Long Range Plan Task Force, is designed to help the industry to develop direction in the near future and address timely issues or challenges ...

As Congressional leaders continue to debate what to include, and not include in the next, and most likely final round of coronavirus relief, the Ag community waits to see what assistance will be available. Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse said as more and more aid has become available, additional Northwest commodities, not initially included in pandemic relief have been included to get much need

American dairy experts say Canada is already trying to limit American access to its dairy market under USMCA. While much of the U.S. Ag industry says USMCA is a ‘win’, Shawna Morris, trade chief for the National Milk Producers Federation, said much work remains in enforcing ‘wins’. According to Morr ...

A total of 50 members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer this week, urging him to work swiftly on a Phase Two Agreement with Japan. The letter was also sent to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue. They say the recent Phase One agreement with Japan made progress on several important issues, but American farmers and processors remain at a disadvantage agains

Jeff Correa with Pear Bureau Northwest talks about the export marketing season and the impact coronavirus has had on local growers. If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ... Read More ... Read More ...

The USDA is out with Ag trade numbers for the first eight months of the fiscal year; which runs October through May. Total export values this year compared to the last are running essentially neck and neck. Following this horse race closely, Agriculture Trade Economist, Bart Kenner ...

China’s General Administration on Customs is asking some exporters to sign forms guaranteeing their products are free from COVID-19 contamination. Politico said that’s not sitting well with many U.S. food producers, who say they’re hesitant to sign off on the new safety protocols when they say it’s highly unlikely their food can even carry the virus. Western Growers CEO ...

This is typically the time of year the apple industry would see exports start to dip, But, as Toni Lynn Adams points out, 2020 is not a typical year. If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ... Read More ... Read More ...

U.S. exports of livestock products, such as milk, meat, and poultry remain very strong, and could end this fiscal year well ahead of 2019. This from USDA’s new Outlook. USDA’s Chief economist, , Rob Johansson, said unlike some of the bulks crop items, analysts have not really had to reduce their export forecasts for meat, milk and poultry. "We stil ...

USDA released an updated trade forecast last week, and the projection is agricultural exports this fiscal year for most products down from their last forecast three months ago, but they are still higher than last year. "U.S. exports of agricultural products are estimated for fiscal 2020 at $136 ...