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No need for more U.S. farm aid after China deal, Perdue says

By Mark Weinraub January 20, 2020

Austin | Reuters — With China poised to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural goods this year as part of a Phase One trade deal, the U.S. agriculture secretary said on Monday there is no need for a third year of trade-related aid for farmers. Farmers have increasingly relied on aid from the U.S. government to […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. farmers expected to get third and final tranche of trade aid

By Reuters January 16, 2020

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he expected the federal government to pay farmers a third and final tranche of 2019 trade aid a day after an initial deal with China was signed, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Washington and Beijing signed the Phase One pact on Wednesday, setting trade tensions between […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. plans more aid for farmers amid China trade spat

By Humeyra Pamuk, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek May 10, 2019

Chicago/Washington | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Friday that President Donald Trump had asked him to create a plan to help U.S. farmers cope with the heavy impact of the U.S.-China trade war on agriculture. A new aid program would be the second round of assistance for farmers, after the Department […] Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue participate in a farmers’ roundtable event April 25, 2017 at the White House. (Video screengrab from WhiteHouse.gov)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

China’s action on tariffs uncertain, USDA’s Perdue says

By Tom Polansek December 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — China will probably resume buying U.S. soybeans around Jan. 1 because of limited supplies in South America, after halting purchases due to the trade war between Washington and Beijing, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Monday. However, it has “yet to be determined” whether China will remove tariffs on imports […] Read more

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue speaks during an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, Oct. 17, 2018.
Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts/File

Crops, Reuters

U.S. agriculture chief says no plan to extend farm aid to offset tariffs

By Humeyra Pamuk October 29, 2018

Washington | Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is not planning to extend an up to $12 billion aid package for farmers into 2019, Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Monday, to mitigate farmer losses due to the imposition of tariffs on American exports. “Farmers are very resilient and adept in making their planning and […] Read more

Montana farmer Michelle Erickson-Jones speaks in a TV spot for Farmers for Free Trade. (Video screengrab from FarmersForFreeTrade.com)

General, Reuters

U.S. farm group targets Trump with free-trade ads

By Ginger Gibson March 13, 2018

Washington | Reuters — A farm lobbying group is spending US$500,000 to air television ads on channels near U.S. President Donald Trump’s home in Florida to encourage free trade, with the group worried recent metal tariffs could result in retaliation against U.S. agricultural goods. Farmers for Free Trade, a bipartisan group, on Tuesday said it […] Read more

Beef on display in a market in Japan. (File photo)

Beef Cattle, Reuters

Japan beef tariff hike threatens trade relations: Perdue

By Theopolis Waters July 28, 2017

Chicago / Reuters – Japan’s decision to hike tariffs on frozen beef imports from the United States could disrupt sales and harm trade relations between the two countries, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Friday. Japan will raise tariffs from August on imports of frozen beef, popular in beef bowl dishes, from the United […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. dairy lobby increases pressure on Canada

By David Ljunggren, Rod Nickel July 17, 2017

Ottawa/Winnipeg | Reuters — The U.S. dairy lobby is ratcheting up the pressure on Canada as talks to renegotiate NAFTA draw closer, demanding concessions the Canadian government looks unwilling to grant, according to people familiar with the file. The result could be a brawl that sours efforts to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement, […] Read more

Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (l) and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue meet in Toronto on June 5. (Government of Canada photo)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

U.S. asks Canada to end ‘underhanded’ dairy pricing class

By Rod Nickel June 5, 2017

Reuters — The United States has asked Canada to eliminate a new “underhanded” dairy-pricing class that has undercut sales by U.S. dairies to Canadian processors, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Monday. Perdue was speaking to reporters after he met with Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay in Toronto. Canada’s dairy farmers last year struck a […] Read more

Free Market Reflections, Livestock, Markets

Events begin shaping trade with the U.S.

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

By Steve Dittmer May 26, 2017

As Canadians who closely follow American politics know, the Democrats have not suffered their loss gracefully. But it’s not party hacks but citizens who suffer from obstructionist tactics. Of the 4,000 or so appointments needing Senate confirmation, only two or three dozen had been confirmed by mid-April. One of those delays could definitely affect trade […] Read more

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No need for more U.S. farm aid after China deal, Perdue says

U.S. farmers expected to get third and final tranche of trade aid

U.S. plans more aid for farmers amid China trade spat

China’s action on tariffs uncertain, USDA’s Perdue says

U.S. agriculture chief says no plan to extend farm aid to offset tariffs

U.S. farm group targets Trump with free-trade ads

Japan beef tariff hike threatens trade relations: Perdue

U.S. dairy lobby increases pressure on Canada

U.S. asks Canada to end ‘underhanded’ dairy pricing class

Events begin shaping trade with the U.S.

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