More than 960 groups representing the U.S. food and agriculture value chain at the national, state and local are urging Congress to quickly ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom will be addressing participants at the National Pork Industry Forum on Thursday, March 7.
Despite not having a signed U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement yet, the U.S., Canada and Mexico are uniting to keep African swine fever out of North America’s borders.
Uncertainty related to international trade and market access continues to be the top concern when farmers and ranchers meet with their members of Congress.
Talks on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) continued for the third straight week last week, as representatives from the U.S., Canada and Mexico pushed to finalize an updated deal.
In January, it looked like 2018 could be a banner year for pig farmers. Exports were at an all-time high in 2017, but tariffs and huge supplies have created rough seas for the pork industry.
Despite trade obstacles, the U.S. pork industry will vigorously defend its share of Mexico's growing pork market and continue to pursue new opportunities for U.S. pork products in Mexico.
Ask National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Vice President and Counsel Nick Giordano about the impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs on U.S. pork and his response is pointed and simple: “ouch!”
While there is increasing hope for an end to the Chinese tariffs today, Mexico added a 20% duty to U.S. pork imports—another hit for producers as supplies continue to grow.
Mexico’s chief NAFTA negotiator and Canada’s top agricultural official say their countries remain committed to completing the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations.
In yet another surprise announcement, the administration has put tariffs on steel and aluminum from some of its most important trading partners. As a result, Mexico is threatening to retaliate against U.S. pork.
A deal on a new NAFTA is close at hand but talks to arrive at a finishing point are not easy, top Mexican officials said on Thursday as ministers met in Washington for a third successive day.
While still negotiating with Canada and the US, Mexico scored a separate victory over the weekend with a deal in principle to update a 17-year-old free-trade agreement with the European Union.
When asked how NAFTA talks were progressing, chief U.S. negotiator John Melle, said “fabulous.” But his comment was definitely one-sided and politically inspired.
A delegation of South Dakota farmers have returned from a trade mission to Mexico to talk with their neighbor and customer to solidify this relationship.
