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(In Trade)
December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017
“I just said, ‘I know you feel that the Rust Belt really came to your side, but these are your people as well.’”
(In Trade)
December 11, 2017
December 11, 2017
“The administration knows very well where farmers and the food and ag industries stand, but I would advise anybody to be prepared with contingencies.”
(Daily News)
November 10, 2017
November 10, 2017
The U.S. citrus industry last month moved to vacate an Agriculture Department rule allowing lemon imports from northwest Argentina.
(File Document)
November 07, 2017
November 07, 2017
(In Trade)
October 16, 2017
October 16, 2017
Food & Water Watch laments what it calls a “flawed system.”
(Daily News)
October 04, 2017
October 04, 2017
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Wednesday expressed disappointment with the progress made in the first three rounds of North American Free Trade Agreement talks and said he expected the U.S., Canada and Mexico to make their positions clearer at the next round
(In Trade)
October 03, 2017
October 03, 2017
Ted McKinney has led Indiana's agriculture department since 2014.
(Daily News)
September 19, 2017
September 19, 2017
The Trump administration is weighing a “reciprocal” response to Brazil’s imposition of a tariff-rate quota on ethanol imports, Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, said on Tuesday.
(Daily News)
September 19, 2017
September 19, 2017
President Trump's pick for a new trade under secretary post at the Agriculture Department told the Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday that one of his priorities, if confirmed, will be to address non-scientific barriers that U.S. producers face in foreign markets.
(Daily News)
September 14, 2017
September 14, 2017
Taiwanese officials this week signed letters of intent to purchase almost $3 billion worth of U.S. soybeans, corn and wheat during a trade mission that also involved talks with U.S. officials about the prospects for a bilateral free trade agreement, as well as issues with U.S. pork imports.
(In Trade)
September 13, 2017
September 13, 2017
“Every ag organization or commodity group has been behind this gentleman, so I think without question we’ll move him expeditiously.”
(In Trade)
September 11, 2017
September 11, 2017
The first priority, they write, is to “get off the sidelines and get back in the business of negotiating trade agreements.”
(File Document)
September 08, 2017
September 08, 2017
(In Trade)
September 07, 2017
September 07, 2017
“It's really hard to prepare if you are trying to be productive at the table but you're afraid your partner will walk away.”
(In Trade)
September 06, 2017
September 06, 2017
Lighthizer hails the move as a way to “balance trade and deepen our trade relations with an important Asia-Pacific partner.”
(In Trade)
September 01, 2017
September 01, 2017
“The challenge is he's looking at the trade deficit that's occurred after NAFTA, primarily in autos and auto parts. How do you reconcile those two?”
(Daily News)
August 31, 2017
August 31, 2017
Numerous U.S. food and agricultural groups are urging the Office of the U.S. Trade representative not to move forward with a NAFTA proposal that would enable seasonal produce growers to seek antidumping and countervailing duties because they say Mexico and Canada could retaliate against the U.S.
(In Trade)
August 17, 2017
August 17, 2017
The move followed an Aug. 11 U.S. notification to the World Organization for Animal Health “that it is now free of HPAI.”
(In Trade)
August 17, 2017
August 17, 2017
The announcements follow Vice President Mike Pence's visits to both countries.
(In Trade)
August 14, 2017
August 14, 2017
“Ensure that as you advance U.S. interests, domestic agricultural producers are not subjected to retaliatory tariffs, which has happened in the past.”