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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
The Mexican government is stressing the benefits of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to the United States amid President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats and preparations for the trade deal's forthcoming review – in which market access for U.S. agriculture could feature prominently.
Former U.S. Trade Representative and trade policy architect Robert Lighthizer has so far been overlooked for key economic policy roles — a move some who worked closely with him say could hamper Trump's trade policymaking.
President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on U.S. trade partners is worrisome, the head of the Agricultural Retailers Association told his group’s annual conference in Houston last week.
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he will sign a series of executive orders on his first day in office to impose new duties on imports from Canada, Mexico and China over what he characterized as their inaction on border security and fentanyl smuggling.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum touted efforts to substitute Chinese imports with locally produced alternatives and downplayed comments from Canadian policymakers that raised questions over Mexico’s future in a North American trade pact.
The California Avocado Commission expressed frustration over the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s lack of communication over changes in imported avocado inspection practices.
In this joint opinion piece, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., highlight legislation they recently introduced to reform the Endangered Species Act.
In this opinion piece, Dr. Rob Johansson, director of economics and policy analysis for the American Sugar Alliance, says farmers urgently need a new farm bill.
U.S. beef exports saw their highest export value since June 2023, reaching $900 million in May, while pork exports trailed in both volume and value compared to a year ago, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
The Agriculture Department's inspections of avocados and mangoes in Mexico’s largest avocado-producing state will resume following an attack on U.S. employees earlier this month.
