KORUS

For the past year, South Korea has been one of the top global markets for U.S. beef and pork exports. The South Korean director for the U.S. Meat Export Federation says the American beef industry has been very successful in restoring consumer confidence in U...

Demand and production for beef may rise this year, but trade remains a wildcard that poses risks to the beef export market.   The CoBank report said trade uncertainty could hamper the U.S.'s ability to capture market share in the coming years. CoB...

As the U.S. continues to renegotiate NAFTA, and looks at putting KORUS under the microscope, Representative Dan Newhouse says it’s vital that the most important voice is heard.   Yours.   The Central Washington Republican told the Washington Ag Network  he needs the help of local growers to get the message to D.C. just how importan...

The U.S. and South Korea will hold formal trade talks starting Friday regarding KORUS.  Officials from Korea and the U.S. will meet in Washington, D.C. Friday to discuss "potential amendments and modifications" to the five-year-old deal.   ...

As concerns continue over the possibility of the U.S. pulling out of NAFTA, senators, representatives, governors, key USDA officials, and farm and livestock groups have all weighed in more vocally in recent days.   “Agriculture of course has done very well with NAFTA, its boosted our exports over four times compared to what it was ahead of time, and in Korea we’ve maintained and our exports to Kor

U.S. farmers recently traveled to South Korea to ensure the importance and willingness to continue trade between the two nations.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

South Korea trade officials announced Monday the government will submit a plan to renegotiate KORUS to the nations National Assembly government body.  South Korea’s Trade Minister met with officials from 20 ministries and government regarding KORUS, and the plans to renegotiate the trade agreement.   A seni...

The South Korean trade minister says his country will not take a step backward in the upcoming discussions on updating the South Korean – U.S. free trade deal.  The KoreanHerald.com said he told reporters that the government is taking a “strong stand on the agriculture sector and will not retreat any further.”  This was similar t...

Round five of the NAFTA talks are set to begin Friday in Mexico City.  Some in the ag community have expressed concerns about how an altered NAFTA could look and what happens if the deal falls apart.  Eastern Washington’s Cathy McMorris Rodgers told the Washington Ag Network whether it’s NAFTA, KORUS or other trade deals, she’s in favor of improving agreements to benefits Northwest growers.   “And

Business leaders from the U.S. and Korea are pressing South Korea and the United States to “eliminate the uncertainty” around the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, known as KORUS. The U.S.-Korea Business Council, along with the Korea-U.S. Business...