Rwanda And Africa Want a Hand-Up: Let’s Trade!
Dear President Trump: Pick us! On behalf of Rwanda, I would like to make the case for a free-trade agreement between our two countries. Last month, U.S. T...
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Let’s Keep NAFTA Alive
The government of Mexico earlier this month re-launched an old marketing campaign: “Hecho en Mexico.” A strategy that started back in the 70’s, with the idea of...
A Pro-Trade Political Choice
The 2016 U.S. presidential election presents voters with an important choice—but on an issue that matters dearly to farmers and ranchers, it appears on first gl...
The Ill-Regulatory USDA
Shortly before last week’s long U.S. Independence Day weekend, the Obama administration announced that it would delay the employer-mandate portion of the new he...
Ractopamine Residue-Free Meat as a Non-Tariff Trade Barrier
Last year the Russian government set December 7, 2012 after which the U.S. and other suppliers were required to certify that pork and beef exports were free of ...
Send The Free Trade Agreements to Congress….Right Away!
In his jobs speech last week, President Obama demanded that Congress pass his new stimulus proposals “right away.” This was his constant refrain:...
Let’s Kill Three ‘Trade-Birds’ With One Stone
If it’s worth killing two birds with one stone, it’s even better to kill three. That’s why John Boehner, the incoming Spea...
FarmVille
I’m not one of them. I work in the fields for a living. After a long day of toiling on a real farm, running a virtual one isn’t high on my list ...
Warm-up drill today for WTO representatives
The Economic Times (India)
IST, ET Bureau
September 2, 2009http://economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Senior trade officials from key member countries ...
Cuba trade ban stands despite rising efforts to end it
Miami Herald
By Lesley Clark
August 31, 2009www.miamiherald.com WASHINGTON -- President Obama's decision in April to lift the limit on visits by Cuban Ame...