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(In Trade)
November 13, 2020
November 13, 2020
“I just hope that whoever comes out with the victory in the presidential election, that this kind of thing is sustained, because it’s fair.”
(Daily News)
November 06, 2020
November 06, 2020
China is stockpiling a variety of commodities at unprecedented rates because Beijing is working to fill phase-one obligations and because prices are low due to the global recession, according to analysts.
(In Trade)
November 04, 2020
November 04, 2020
Reps. David Scott (GA), Jim Costa (CA) and Marcia Fudge (OH) have the most seniority on the panel.
(In Trade)
October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020
Next year’s targets are even bigger than this year’s targets, so it’s going to be even harder to catch up.
(Daily News)
October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020
World Trade Organization members will soon have to grapple with the repercussions of U.S. agricultural subsidies that likely exceed domestic support commitments while deliberating how best to discipline state support, analysts and former officials said on Monday.
(Daily News)
October 23, 2020
October 23, 2020
China has purchased more than 70 percent of the U.S. agricultural products it pledged to buy during the first year of its phase-one trade deal with the U.S., according to a new report from the Trump administration that relies on a new method of tracking purchases.
(Daily News)
October 22, 2020
October 22, 2020
The U.S. is expected to exceed its World Trade Organization limit on agricultural domestic support for 2019 and 2020, congressional researchers say in a new report, though the Agriculture Department insists the programs were designed with the WTO constraints in mind.
(In Trade)
October 19, 2020
October 19, 2020
“We have found that virtual calls like this really can be successful. We will be adopting a great deal more of this.”
(Daily News)
October 09, 2020
October 09, 2020
The U.S. could pursue a World Trade Organization challenge if the European Union moves forward with its “Farm to Fork” agriculture strategy, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said this week, underscoring statements from other U.S. officials who say the U.S. will not allow the EU to “lead astray” international agriculture standards.
(In Trade)
October 08, 2020
October 08, 2020
“They still have time to make the goal and make the purchase amounts that they had committed to very, very publicly.”
(Daily News)
September 23, 2020
September 23, 2020
World Trade Organization members this week criticized the U.S. for its ongoing payments to farmers through its trade- and pandemic-related aid programs, pressing the Trump administration to account for agricultural support they say likely exceeds the U.S. domestic support limit.
(In Trade)
September 01, 2020
September 01, 2020
USTR will work with producers on an ITC effort “to monitor and investigate imports of strawberries and bell peppers, which could enable an expedited global safeguard investigation later this year.”
(Daily News)
August 20, 2020
August 20, 2020
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday pleaded for help from lawmakers, agriculture industry representatives and farmers as the administration works to develop a “realistic” solution to their longstanding concerns that imports of seasonal products from Mexico are harming the U.S. industry.
(In Trade)
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020
Three GOP senators urge the Trump administration to use “all available mechanisms” to ensure Mexican market access for U.S. potatoes.
(In Trade)
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020
Lawmakers from Georgia and Florida will testify on Thursday.
(Daily News)
August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020
Arizona lawmakers this week reaffirmed their opposition to any new trade remedies for seasonal growers, warning they would harm the state’s economy and “undermine” the spirit of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
(In Trade)
August 11, 2020
August 11, 2020
Sen. Rubio and other Florida lawmakers will be the first to testify, followed by panels of agricultural group representatives and seasonal growers.
(In Trade)
July 30, 2020
July 30, 2020
The group urges the administration to “improve upon the template” established by USMCA.
(Daily News)
July 14, 2020
July 14, 2020
Chinese imports of U.S. goods through the first half of this year remain behind last year’s pace, according to Chinese trade data released on Tuesday, the same day the U.S. Agriculture Department announced massive new contracts for U.S. exporters shipping to China.
(In Trade)
July 14, 2020
July 14, 2020
“Reduces costs and streamlines the process for anyone involved in the organic livestock supply chain by requiring only one organic certification.”