Hanoi | Reuters — Vietnam is considering cutting tariffs on several U.S. products, the ministry of finance said in a statement on Monday, after U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross urged […] Read more
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Vietnam considers CPTPP-level tariff cuts on U.S. ag products
U.S.-Japan trade deal falls short of abandoned Trans-Pacific pact
But beef and pork producers have made big gains under the bilateral deal
Washington | Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump has called his new trade deal with Japan a “phenomenal” victory for U.S. farmers. But don’t expect America’s Land O’Lakes butter to […] Read more
Japan deal levels field for U.S. beef, but sales surge unlikely
Tokyo/Chicago | Reuters — U.S. beef exporters, unhappy after President Donald Trump pulled out of a multilateral trade pact in 2017, stand to sell more meat in Japan after the […] Read more
Japan set to grant TPP-level access for U.S. beef, pork
Tokyo | Reuters — The United States and Japan have reached the broad framework of a trade agreement, Japan’s Nikkei business daily said on Saturday, with Tokyo making concessions on […] Read more
Canada’s dairy sector still waiting for compensation details
Feds had promised to say by end of June how they would compensate supply managed farmers for loss of market
Glacier FarmMedia – Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau made a brief stop at Dairy Farmers of Canada annual meeting in Saskatoon recently, where she spoke with Canadian dairy producers and […] Read more
Ag-exporters support Canada’s drive to revive the WTO
Rules-based trade is critical for agri-food sector: CAFTA
Canada’s agricultural exporters are praising the federal government for heading the drive to revive the World Trade Organization. “We are pleased to see (International Trade Diversification) Minister (Jim) Carr leading […] Read more
Canadian dairies get significant control over imports under TPP
Toronto | Reuters — Canada will give local dairy processors significant control over imports under a new trade deal with Pacific countries that opens the sheltered industry to further competition, […] Read more
Grains, hog farmers praise trade deal
Farmers outside of supply managed commodities are praising the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to modernize NAFTA. Stability of markets is important for trading commodities and a completed North American trade […] Read more
Beef trade to Japan expected to rise
Last year saw exceptional sales, but they could be even better if the tariff on beef to Japan drops with CPTPP implementation
The Canadian beef industry just experienced its second-best year ever for exports into Japan, with the 2018 projection indicating a continuation of that trend. Attendees at the third annual Canadian […] Read more
U.S. to take another look at Pacific trade pact
Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump has asked his trade advisers to look at rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a multinational trade pact he withdrew the U.S. from last […] Read more