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Whether it’s loaded and driven, or rolls out by rail, U.S. grains are pouring out of our country and heading for end users in Mexico. “We use raw material [such as] corn, sorghum, wheat and fiber-like cotton seed hulls to make feed for livestock,” said Ricardo Elizondo, owner of Forrajera Elizondo, a family-run feed mill in Monterrey, Mexico. This family-run feed mill said the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) helped make that grain, and in turn their feed competitive. Today, they’re bagging or selling roughly 50 million metric tons of corn and sorghum every year. They’d like to buy more.
They say for every action there is a reaction. We are seeing an example of that as Japan prepares to increase its tariff on us frozen beef from 38.5 percent to 50 percent.
Beef trade protocols with China have been finalized by USDA.
USDA published details for traceability of American meat.
The U.S. has finalized details under a plan to send U.S. beef to China for the first time since 2003.
The Commerce Department is setting a date to reopen the Chinese market to U.S. beef.
Deal paves way for more trade negotiations in coming months.
It’s been 13 years since China closed its doors to U.S. beef, and that may change soon if the meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is any indication of a relationship change.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet his Chinese counterpart later today, and it could set the tone for trade between the two nations. Beef producers hope this could mean greater access to the world’s most populated country.
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister, traveled to the U.S. late last week. This comes after President Donald Trump shot down the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)—a deal many in agriculture believe would have opened up doors to U.S. trade between 12 countries on the Pacific rim, including Japan.
Good access to export markets needed to avoid beef oversupply.
TPP withdrawal disappoints pro-trade supporters in agriculture.
Social media videos featuring R-CALF are short on facts in the ongoing debate on country of origin labeling and beef trade.
Trade-focused presidential order fulfills campaign pledge.
As the Obama administration starts to wind down its tenure in Washington, it’s taking up a fight on behalf of U.S. beef producers.
During the election cycle, there was a lot of talk about trade and renegotiating NAFTA. Within days after President-elect Trump was declared the winner, leaders from Canada and Mexico expressed interest in fresh talks to renegotiate the trade act.
A massive, five-year farm bill set for a floor vote in the U.S. House Wednesday contains help for South Dakota ranchers dealing with cattle losses from last October’s early-season blizzard
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that an agreement has been reached with the two countries that will allow greater access of U.S. beef and pork products to the region.
A new study shows that Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) has not adversely affected trade with Canada and Mexico.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking input from the public to guide its development of a new industry-funded promotion, research and information order (also known as a “checkoff program”) for beef and beef products.
Statement by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Bob McCan, Victoria, Texas, cattleman regarding the public announcement by the WTO on the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling rule.
Broad industry coalition asks Congress to prevent WTO non-compliance on Country of Origin Labeling.
Beef producers from four Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) member countries have again demanded that any TPP agreement be a high quality deal that eliminates all tariffs on beef.
As cattlemen continue to wrestle over mandatory country of origin labeling, an end might be in sight
Country of origin labeling (COOL) has been vilified for quite some time; an end might be in sight.
U.S. trade policy, the new farm bill, and domestic and global economic conditions were much discussed topics at the 2013 Range Beef Cow Symposium.
Understanding the FDA’s December 11, 2013 announcement to remove “improve growth, gain, and efficiency” use of feed grade antibiotics.
Ranchers in South Dakota are still waiting to see if they will receive any federal aid after losing cattle in an October blizzard.
The revised USDA regulations are intended to reduce consumer confusion and allow cattle producers the ability to differentiate their product from foreign beef.
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Scott George, a dairy and beef producer from Cody, Wyo., tells why.