FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER MIRAMAR BEACH, November 30, 2016………. Some people involved with Florida’s international trade efforts hope President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign threat to ditch the North American Free Trade Agreement is mostly bluster. Trump repeatedly decried the 22-year-old agreement on the campaign trail as the “worst trade deal in history” and said he would …
Looking at U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Trade
The recent death of Fidel Castro refocuses attention on U.S.-Cuba agricultural trade reforms at a time when the incoming Trump administration may have second thoughts about reforms. American Farm Bureau Federation trade adviser Dave Salmonsen says little has changed politically in Havana with the death of the longtime Cuban dictator. Download Audio So, the concern is little may change in …
Discussing NAFTA Again
Trade has been in the news for quite some time, and that includes looking once again at the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Tyron Spearman has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Dairy Industry Segment Doesn’t Want TPP
Many ag industry groups like the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association have been strong supporters of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement. But a segment within the dairy industry isn’t so sure TPP will be beneficial in its current form. The Wisconsin Farmers Union surveyed 1,000 dairy producers and 80 percent expressed serious concerns about …
Obama Administration Giving up on Lame-Duck TPP Vote
As expected, the outgoing Obama administration is throwing in the towel regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. DTN reports the White House will not seek a vote on the agreement during the lame duck session of Congress. Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress told the White House they would not advance the trade deal in the Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
U.S. Peanut Exports Set New Record
While the volume has slowed, China and Vietnam continue to buy American peanuts when available. And according to Tyron Spearman, those two countries helped U.S. peanut exports set a new record this past year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
TPP Is Number One Priority for NCBA
Talk about getting Congress to ratify TPP, or the Trans-Pacific Partnership, during the lame duck session has being going for weeks, and now that time has arrived. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s vice president of government affairs, Colin Woodall, says this is at the top of the association’s list. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New …
AFBF Economist on What Happens Now with the Election Over
During the annual National Association of Farm Broadcaster’s Convention underway in Kansas City, Missouri, Chief Economist of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Dr. Bob Young spoke on a panel about what happens now that the election is over. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Beef Industry Losing Money without TPP
The U.S. beef industry says it is losing a fortune every day that the U.S. Congress fails to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal with 11 Asian-Pacific nations. And now as the Japanese Diet prepares to pass TPP, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Director of International Trade, Kent Bacus, discusses what this move means for U.S. passage of the agreement. …
With Election Day Over, Farm Groups Push for TPP
Now that the elections are over, many agriculture groups are now switching their focus to making a push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership before a new Congress. Groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Pork Producers Council and the National Corn Growers Association are pressing the current Congress to consider and approve the trade deal during the lame-duck session. …