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China, India Are Now Competitors In Potato Sector
China, India Are Now Competitors In Potato Sector
China, India Are Now Competitors In Potato Sector
Tariffs can have short-term and long-term impacts on the agriculture industry.  The short-term may mean higher fertilizer prices, or fewer exports markets for a season or two.  The long-term impacts can change the make-up of the global market.  No where is that ...
NW Cherries Continue To Do Well Overseas
NW Cherries Continue To Do Well Overseas
NW Cherries Continue To Do Well Overseas
Overseas markets are a big component of the Northwest cherry industry.  And according to Keith Hu, Director of International Sales for Northwest Cherry Growers, local fruit continues to do well overseas.  He said the markets that take most of his attention include Canada, the top destination for U.S. cherries, as wel...
Idaho Wheat Focused On Market Development
Idaho Wheat Focused On Market Development
Idaho Wheat Focused On Market Development
This time of year is a busy one for the Idaho wheat community, not only because of harvest, but efforts to sell the crop internationally.  Britany Hurst Marchant, Executive Director of Idaho Wheat says market development is a pillar of the Commission.  For exa...
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
The first two years of the Biden Administration are almost in the books, but several key trade positions remained unfilled, which has frustrated many in the farming community.  On the USTR side, Doug McKalip has been put forth as the chief agricultural negotiator, and at this point, his confirmation requires a vote in D.C.  And t...
Red Meat Industry Holds Showcase Delayed By COVID
Red Meat Industry Holds Showcase Delayed By COVID
Red Meat Industry Holds Showcase Delayed By COVID
As COVID restrictions are lifting across SE Asia, U.S. red meat suppliers had their first opportunity to meet face-to-face with buyers from the Philippines and Vietnam.  The U.S. Meat Products Showcase, made possible through support from USDA, the National Pork Board and the Beef Checkoff Program, was originally planned for 2020 but was delayed because of COVID.  Dave Re...
July Another Great Month For U.S. Beef
July Another Great Month For U.S. Beef
July Another Great Month For U.S. Beef
American beef exports again topped the $1 billion mark in July and posted the fifth-largest volume ever.  Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom said that was made possible by growth in several key markets.  Japan, he noted, was up 8%, China reported a 30% jump, and strong showings in other markets such as the Philippines as well as the Caribbean and Central America are all encourag
USMEF: Beef Exports Continue To Set Records
USMEF: Beef Exports Continue To Set Records
USMEF: Beef Exports Continue To Set Records
Red meat exports set volume and value records in the month of May.  Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation said beef continues to put-up eye-popping numbers. “We exceeded $1 billion in value again, in the month of May to an all-time record high. Also reco...
USDA Accepting Applications for Philippines Trade Mission
USDA Accepting Applications for Philippines Trade Mission
USDA Accepting Applications for Philippines Trade Mission
U.S. exporters are invited to submit applications to the USDA for an agricultural trade mission to the Philippines, July 18-21. The mission to Manila will allow U.S. growers, producers, and exporters explore a thriving market that’s expected to emerge from COVID-19 with one of the strongest growth forecasts in Asia. T ...
How Is The War In Ukraine Impacting Ag?
How Is The War In Ukraine Impacting Ag?
How Is The War In Ukraine Impacting Ag?
Importers of wheat and other grains around the world are busy trying to figure out what the conflict in Ukraine will do to global supplies for wheat and other grains and how to cover their needs for this next season. Jason Grant, Virginia Tech University Trade Analyst, said, fortunately, thanks to the productivity of U ...

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