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,...
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EU/Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
After four years of negotiations, the EU and Canada have agreed in principle on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Agriculture was one of the...
Cattle Producers Push for Strong TPP Trade Agreement
Negotiations on the twelve-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement (FTA) are nearing the ‘endgame’ as heads of state plan to meet on the sid...
World Corn Market Adjusting to Short U.S. Crops
The 2012 U.S. corn crop of 10.8 billion bushels was 12.9 percent lower than the average of the two previous crops, but global corn trade for the 2012/13 marketi...
U.S. Beef Is Going Global
A decade ago, the U.S. beef industry was going global like never before. Production was rising, demand was growing, and everyone just wanted to buy more cattle....
Trading Up For a No-Cost Economic Stimulus Program
U.S. trade representative Ron Kirk confirmed last week that he’s leaving Washington for the private sector. He deserves praise for the Obama administration’s ma...
EU-Singapore FTA and Geographical Indications
After more than two and a half years of talks, the EU and Singapore have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA). Singapore has agreed to establ...
Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks Enter New Phase
The 15th round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement (FTA) will take place on December 3-12 in Auckland, New Zealand. The...
Slow Government Approval of Biotech Crops
The good news concerning approval by the EU Commission for imports of corn for food and feed containing Syngenta’s Agrisure Viptera trait for above ground insec...
The Global Corn Market and the U.S. Drought
The National Agricultural Statistics Service of USDA has confirmed that the 2012 U.S. corn crop has been severely damaged by drought with a yield estimate of 12...