The Trump Administration is working against the clock to get the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations done in time for a vote during this year’s December session of Congress. If the Administration wants a vote this year, the deadline is this Thursday, May 17. Politico says Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s deadline makes it uncertain whether or …
Agriculture Prominent in U.S. and China Discussions
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross gave testimony to a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday, during which trade with China was a key topic. Channel News Asia Dot Com says Ross hopes to reduce the differences between the two countries, in which hundreds of billions of dollars in commerce are at stake in a trade war. Ross led a delegation to …
Agri View: Who Loses in a Trade War?
Everett Griner talks about what the threat of a trade war has done to farmers in today’s Agri View. Everett looks at how the talk about a trade war has affected producers and who loses if one happens. Who Loses in a Trade War? Trade war, or no trade war. Look what the thereat has already done to farmers. Using …
Conaway Comments on Trump Challenging India Market Practices
House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway says the Trump administration is holding India accountable in it’s latest trade move. The administration announced earlier a Word Trade Organization counter notification on India’s market price support for wheat and rice. In applauding the effort, Conaway says India has been “funneling illegal farm subsidies into its agriculture industry for too long.” Conaway, along with …
Agri View: Trade War
Everett Griner talks about the effects of a trade war in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses how all United States industries will be affected by this. Trade War Now suppose China does strike back by placing embargoes on U.S. goods. Here is what that means. Let’s take pork. China has already listed pork imports as one of the products. The …
Agri View: Agriculture Trade Problems
Everett Griner talks about trade problems in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses how this will affect export possibilities for the producers. Trade Problems Farmers were one of President Trump’s largest support groups in the last election. The problem he has created for all of them may possible change that in the next one. These embargoes. Changes in TPP, and NAFTA. …
China Trade Discussion Continues Next Week
Trade talks with China will continue next week, according to President Donald Trump. President Trump says he and China’s President Xi Jinping will talk over the phone next week as both sides are willing to work towards a consensus, according to Reuters. A U.S. delegation traveled to China last week with no agreement on a long list of demands. Meanwhile, …
NAFTA Talks Continue This Week
The Renegotiation effort of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) continues this week with all sides eager to finish the talks. Representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico are pushing to finalize an updated agreement this week. However, as Bloomberg reports, several contentious issues remain unresolved as the talks have stretched over more than eight months, including dairy. …
U.S.-China Talks End With Little Progress
A Bloomberg report says that two days of trade discussions in Beijing ended with nothing else than an agreement to keep talking. China’s official news agency says the two sides did reach an agreement on some trade issues, but also admitted there were some big disagreements on some major issues. The news report says the sides will continue discussions but …
More Optimistic about Future of NAFTA
The pace of NAFTA negotiations recently accelerated, as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and his counterparts from Canada and Mexico concluded four days of ministerial-level meetings. U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Joe Schuele has more. More Optimistic about Future of NAFTA Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for …