Getting On With It Post Brexit
The swift formation of the UK’s post-Brexit government removes one element of uncertainty. David Cameron has stepped away as Prime Minister, Theresa May has mov...
Europe
Farming With No Borders: Why a UK Farmer Will Vote to Stay in the EU
History shows the unique nature of the UK as an island, separated from mainland Europe by a mere 22 miles, that has kept the same borders and was last invaded i...
Regulatory Equivalence with the EU on Agricultural Products
One of the goals of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TIPP) talks between the U.S. and the EU is to reduce trade barriers through regulatory c...
Agricultural Issues Become Clearer as TTIP Talks Resume
The sixth round of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks between the U.S. and the EU is set for the week of July 14-18 in Brussels, Be...
Russian Policies Promote Domestic Meat Production
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently announced at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that further efforts would be made by the government to i...
US Needs Trade Promotion Authority to Close Trade Deals
“Today in America……a farmer prepared for the spring after the strongest five-year stretch of farm exports in our history.” “And when ninety-eight percent of ...
Reenergizing NAFTA
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) had its twentieth year anniversary of implementation on January 1, 2014. When President Obama meets with Mexica...
Poland Must Not Turn Back the Clock on Food Production
Ever since the fall of Communism, Poland has tried to move into the modern world by embracing democracy, freedom, and market liberalization. And we’ve done a pr...
Ractopamine Maximum Residue Standards Approved by Codex
Last week in Rome, the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopted maximum residue level (MRL) standards for ractopamine hydrochloride, a feed ingredient used to prom...
Russia and Permanent Normal Trade Relations
Trade Ministers from WTO member countries at the 8th Ministerial Conference of the WTO last December voted to adopt the terms and conditions for Russia’s access...