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Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins will visit Rome, Italy, Monday and Tuesday.  During her visit, Rollins will reinforce the Administration’s expectations for improved agricultural market access to Italy and the European Union and will encourage the United Nations organizations in Rome to prioritize American interests, reduce costs, and focus on their core mandates.  Rollins will ...

On Thursday, the Trump Administration announced the framework for a trade deal between the U.S. and United Kingdom.  If realized, the agreement would allow some duty-free beef trade between the two countries.  U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom said the market is promising for American beef, if a number of trade issues can be resolved.   “We'v...

The U.S. and the United Kingdom announced Thursday that they had reached the framework of a trade agreement that included opening U.K. market access for American agricultural products.  Dave Salmonsen, senior director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the new agreement is the first step in a much larger picture.   Th...

On Thursday, The Trump Administration announced a trade agreement-in-principle with the United Kingdom.  Kent Bacus, Executive Director of Government Affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, said this announcement is welcomed news for the American rancher.   “This ...

“It's just been a deal that was we thought, very complicated. It became very simple," President Donald Trump said Thursday at the White House, announcing the U.S./United Kingdom trade agreement-in-principle.  "It's opening up the country that we really didn't have the kind of access to that I would have thought; I was surprised. I think i...

Representatives from 37 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations will join Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh for an agribusiness trade mission to London, June 22-24. Participants will engage directly with foreign buyers, receive in-depth market briefs from the Foreign Agricultural Service and industry trade experts, and participate in site visits ...

A series of trade dialogues between the United States and the United Kingdom kicked off earlier this week. "We are starting this dialogue with an open mind, acknowledging that we may need to develop new tools and resources to tackle our shared challenges as they arise," said U ...

Prospects for U.S./UK trade talks may have gotten a boost at the recent G-7 summit in England, but Dave Salmonsen with the American Farm Bureau Federation suggests there’s a long road ahead to advance a deal. Salmonsen said the important thing is that President Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a chance to talk face-to-face, not just on bilateral issues, but all those impacting a poss

The United States and the United Kingdom wrapped up the fourth round of trade talks this month, with another round planned for mid-October. The UK Department of International Trade says, "Significant progress has been achieved since launching negotiations in May 2020, and most chapter areas are now in the advanced stages of talks ...

The Republican National Convention got underway this week, and the platform looks very similar to what was discussed back in 2016, meaning farming will hold prominent place in the policy blueprint. The GOP platform calls for less Ag regulation that has raised consumer costs, expanding science-based trade, no GMO labeling, and more rural broadband ...