Finger pointing on protectionism – news for week of Apr 17
News items related to ag tech, biotech, trade – and perhaps some other interesting items out there related to agriculture – will be posted on this page througho...
Australia
TPP Would Support Exports That Farmers Rely On
If you’ve ever enjoyed an Australian beer such as Crown Lager or Fosters, there’s a chance you’ve tasted something I’ve grown on my farm. Since the 1980s, my...
Brexit decision looming – news of the week (June 6)
News items related to ag biotech, trade – and perhaps some other interesting items out there related to agriculture – will be posted on this page thro...
Words Matter: When a port “Strike” became “Slowdown” we all paid
The word “longshoremen” is an example of slang that’s gone mainstream. It comes from the days of clipper ships. When they showed up in port, the call went out f...
TPP Negotiations Reaching Toward the End Zone
Chief negotiators for the 12 countries working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement (FTA) will meet again on April 23-26 near Washington,...
U.S. Dairy Prices and World Trade
The average all-milk price received by U.S. farmers for 2014 according to USDA was a record high of $23.97 per hundredweight (CWT), almost 20 percent higher tha...
Impact of the TPP on the Japanese Agri-Food Sector
Momentum on completing negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement (FTA) has been slowed partly due to Japan’s concern about the impact...
WTO Rules Against India on Poultry Import Restrictions
In March of 2012, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk requested formal consultations with India under WTO dispute settlement provisions on India’s 2007 prohibiti...
President Obama Urged to Consult with Chinese about Biotech Crops
Thirteen associations representing a broad cross-section of the U.S. agricultural export value chain recently wrote President Obama requesting his attention to ...
TPP Negotiators Make Progress, But It’s Not a Done Deal
As a 10-day meeting of chief negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement in Hanoi, Vietnam, wound down, the outcome was about as ex...