Ag Policy
China accounted for 14% of total U.S. beef export volume last year and 15% of export value as well as 15% of total U.S. pork export volume and 13% of export value, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
President Trump has announced a series of reciprocal tariffs, scheduled to roll out over the next few days, on some of agriculture’s most significant trade partners. The potential outcomes are worrisome to some U.S. industry leaders and farmers.
Under the previous strategic plan, NARMS sought to expand its One Health approach that recognizes that the health of people is closely connected to the health of animals and the shared environment.
In a Wednesday morning press conference, ahead of Trump announcing his global tariff plan, Sheinbaum says Mexico will “announce a comprehensive program, not a tit for tat on tariffs,” but added, “we have a plan to strengthen the economy under any circumstance.”
Sen. Roger Marshall and Rep. Ronny Jackson introduced the Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025 to modernize the development of federal dietary guidelines with up-to-date, evidence-based nutritional information.
A federal district judge upheld Iowa’s trespass law, concluding the law is constitutional.
Why are the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recommendations raising red flags with some experts?
The March Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor asked economists if they think the U.S. general economy will see a recession in 2025. 62% said yes.
Veterinarians are vital to the work of America’s farmers and ranchers and the integrity of our food supply chain. Yet many areas of the country suffer from lack of access to their services, saysRep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.).
The U.S. exported more than $850 million of pork to Canada in 2024, while that country sent $1.7 billion of pork to the U.S.
With tariffs and trade in focus again, a recent AgWeb poll asked farmers if they support President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs as a negotiating strategy.
The majority of respondents in the March Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor agree the U.S. is currently in a trade war, but who wins? Ag economists say it’s not the U.S., Canada or Mexico but rather Brazil that could come out on top.
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says the agency is hyper-focused on poultry, but no vaccine is yet available. The agency has ‘separate work streams’ to address the virus in the ‘cattle and dairy’ industries, but dairy is not part of USDA’s primary focus for now.
Tariff whiplash is consuming the commodity markets — and the possible impact is stirring up quite the debate. At present, President Trump says he’s sticking to his plan to impose additional tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China starting April 2.
After years of waiting and mixed signals, pork producers respond to USDA’s action to extend waivers allowing pork processors to operate at higher line speeds.
Rollins takes action to streamline U.S. pork and poultry processing.
U.S. pork producers now have maintained access and increased certainty to export their products to the 1.4-billion-person Chinese market, says NPPC CEO Bryan Humphreys.
The agency will hold at least six listening sessions for stakeholders between late March and into April. Persons or organizations wishing to provide input will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis.
NPPC’s Maria Zieba says this is a unique time in global history. NPPC just filed comments to the U.S. Trade Representative in response to the retaliatory duties comments that were due and set to take effect on April 2.
While many farmers are comparing the current threats of tariffs and trade wars to the situation they endured in 2018, Joe Vaclavik believes this time will be better.
The suspension comes as Washington and Ottawa have engaged in a heated dispute over trade tariffs.
While there is much uncertainty with current trade and tariff news, current data gives analysts some insight into possible impacts.
The exemption, which will expire on April 2, covers the two largest U.S. trading partners. Trump had earlier only mentioned an exemption for Mexico, but the amendment he signed to his order for 25% levies on imports, which went into effect on Tuesday, covers Canada as well.
U.S. Meat Export Federation released a study this week showing pork exports accounted for more than 100 million bushels of soybean demand last year. For corn, 525 million bushels were consumed by the beef and pork exported in 2024.
Mexico’s president said on Tuesday the country will respond to U.S. tariffs with a 25% tariff on U.S. goods, but she will hold off announcing the targeted products until Sunday.
NPPC President and pork producer, Lori Stevermer, addressed issues Prop 12 creates for farmers and consumers.
President Trump’s new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China have gone into effect. While the economic consequences are unknown, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has promised to have a plan ready for farmers, if needed.
The impacts of tariffs on U.S. red meat is yet to be determined, but industry remains hopeful in the process of negotiations.
While Canada and Mexico have taken measures to address U.S. concerns, China’s response remains muted, potentially setting the stage for further trade tensions.
Since 2020, APHIS, in cooperation with industry, has piloted the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan aimed at certifying participating sites as monitored for African swine fever and classical swine fever.