Agricultural Trade and Keeping the Big Picture in Mind
After short grain supplies and high prices in 2008, a number of food security groups issued reports about food supplies out to the year 2050. While those analy...
Agricultural Trade
Agricultural Trade after Two Years with the Korea-U.S. FTA
The Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been in force for two years. That is too short a time to declare it a success or a failure for U.S. agricultural ...
Agricultural Trade with North Africa and the Middle East
Political turmoil in Egypt has caused disruptions in the world wheat market because Egypt is the world’s largest importer of wheat and flour. The North...
U.S. Agricultural Trade to Increase in Value and Volume
USDA’s latest forecast for U.S. agricultural exports for fiscal year (FY) 2011 (October 1, 2010 –September 30, 2011) is record large at $126.5 bi...
The Changing Value of the Dollar and U.S. Agricultural Trade
The value of one currency relative to another has an impact on the flow of goods and services in international trade. The U.S. dollar strengthened in valu...
U.S. Agricultural Trade in a Slowing World Economy
World markets for U.S. agricultural exports are far different than expected just six months ago. The slowdown in the world economy is the easy answer for lower...
The Need for Increased Agricultural Trade in Developing Countries
High food prices over the past two years and the current worldwide economic slowdown are causing some political leaders to reconsider their previous support for...
Agricultural Trade with Cuba in the Post-Castro Era
The ongoing health problems of the current 81 year-old President of Cuba Fidel Castro has raised optimism about the potential for U.S. agricultural trade with C...
U.S. Agricultural Trade as a Share of U.S. Production
As the Doha Round of WTO trade negotiations drag on, questions have been raised about the importance of exports for U.S. farmers and ranchers. Efforts to boil ...