We Must Not Take NAFTAs Blessings For Granted
“How is NAFTA good for your children and grandchildren?” A very direct – and insightful – question asked by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer at a rec...
South America
EU Countries Not Planting Biotech Crops
A few days from now, EU member governments will be allowed to not permit the planting of biotech crops for whatever reason, except to protect the health and saf...
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 ...
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...
The Value of Reciprocal Trade Agreements
The number of bilateral and regional free trade agreements (FTAs) has grown rapidly in the last ten years. Some analysts have questioned the wisdom of FTAs bec...
Slow World Economy Having Little Impact on U.S. Agricultural Exports
The latest U.S. agricultural export forecast from USDA for fiscal year (FY) 2012 ending on September 30 shows the dollar value of exports up $3.5 billion from t...
Hawaii’s Biotech Papayas Hold a Lesson for America
A new supply of fresh papayas from Hawaii will reach grocery-store shelves in Japan this year and consumers have biotechnology to thank for it. The first “Ra...
Chinese Tariffs on U.S. Chicken Meat and Feet
The government of China announced the continuation of anti-dumping import tariffs for five years against U.S. chicken meat because Chinese producers were har...
Supporting a Latin American Democratic Success Story
The official winner of Colombia’s presidential election won’t be known until after a runoff in two weeks. Yet in some ways the most important result...
Agricultural Markets in Colombia, Panama and S. Korea
Agricultural interests in recent weeks have pressured Congress to move ahead with free trade agreements (FTA) with Colombia, Panama and South Korea that have be...