Articles by Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2017 – A diverse group of panelists at a Washington International Trade Association event today agreed with popular criticism that the U.S.-China trade relationship is unbalanced, but mostly agreed that the Trump administration should tread lightly in demanding reforms.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2017 – President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged today to improve relations under the North American Free Trade Agreement, but stressed they were mostly satisfied with the status quo.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2017 – In a joint White House news conference today, President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stressed the importance of improving trade ties between the two countries, a welcome sign for the agriculture sector, which....

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2017 – The American Sugar Alliance again came to the defense today of the government programs that keep floods of foreign sugar out of the U.S. through....

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2017 – U.S. veal producers are suffering because of what they say is a flood of Dutch imports that are priced below domestic cuts.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2017 – U.S. beef and pork producers are hoping that the meeting this week between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will lead eventually to a bilateral trade deal that reduces

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2017 - Sonny Perdue, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next USDA secretary, continues to meet with members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, but there’s still no news on a date for a confirmation hearing, according to Hill aides. Perdue, who has the endorsement of his predecessor Tom Vilsack, is racking up support from Republicans and Democrats.