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Around 20 per cent of Mexico’s corn imports from the U.S. are white corn, used to make food products such as tortillas. (Bhofack2/iStock/Getty Images)

U.S. lawmakers call for action over Mexico’s GM corn ban

Mexico says it's working on revisions

By Cassandra Garrison, GFM Network News December 12, 2022

Mexico City | Reuters — A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers called on Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday to start consultations under the Canada-U.S.Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) over Mexico’s ban on genetically modified (GM) corn and the herbicide glyphosate. The letter signed by 24 members of Congress and led by Republican Representative Adrian Smith […] Read more

Champagne vineyards at Montagne de Reims, France. (Southtownboy/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. vows 100 per cent tariffs on France’s champagne, cheese over digital tax

By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder December 3, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. government on Monday said it may slap punitive duties of up to 100 per cent on US$2.4 billion in imports from France of champagne, handbags, cheese and other products, after concluding that France’s new digital services tax would harm U.S. tech companies. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said its […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. to export pork to Argentina after 26 years

By David Lawder, Michael Hirtzer April 13, 2018

Washington/Chicago | Reuters — U.S. pork exporters will soon be free to ship meat to Argentina for the first time in 26 years after the two countries thrashed out an agreement to overturn an Argentinian import ban. The deal is a sliver of good news for U.S. farmers facing trade tariffs and disruption to exports […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

U.S. seeks WTO dispute panel on China’s grain import quotas

By Reuters August 21, 2017

Geneva | Reuters — The United States has requested a World Trade Organization panel be set up to investigate Chinese tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) for agricultural products, the WTO said on Monday, setting up a showdown between the two largest economies. The row, which includes tariffs for wheat, rice, and corn, was initiated under the Obama […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

U.S. makes lower trade deficit priority in NAFTA talks

By David Lawder, lesley-wroughton July 17, 2017

Washington | Reuters — The United States on Monday launched the first salvo in the renegotiation of the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), saying its top priority for the talks was shrinking the U.S. trade deficit with Canada and Mexico. In a much-anticipated document sent to lawmakers, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said […] Read more

Former deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer, shown here in 2007, is President Donald Trump’s pick for the USTR job. (Dole Institute of Politics via YouTube)

Livestock, Reuters

Trump’s trade nominee pledges tough enforcement

By David Lawder March 14, 2017

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s choice for the top trade negotiator on Tuesday pledged an “America First” strategy to aggressively enforce U.S. laws and trade deals to stop unfair imports and push China to scrap excess factory capacity. Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. Trade Representative nominee, told senators at his confirmation hearing that […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. challenges Chinese wheat, corn, rice price supports at WTO

By David Lawder September 13, 2016

Washington | Reuters — The United States on Tuesday launched a challenge to China’s price supports for domestic production of rice, wheat and corn at the World Trade Organization, charging that these far exceed limits that China committed to when it joined the WTO in 2001. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said China’s “market price […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. hopes to release TPP text in 30 days

By Reuters October 12, 2015

Reuters — The U.S. administration hopes to release the full text of a Pacific trade deal within the next 30 days, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said in an interview with CNN. The U.S. sealed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with 11 trading partners this week, after more than five years of negotiations. “The lawyers are […] Read more

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MacDon shows new FD2 Plus FlexDraper at Ag in Motion

Research focuses on drought tolerant alfalfa

Agi3’s AI-powered individualized farm insurance products win innovation prize

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U.S. lawmakers call for action over Mexico’s GM corn ban

U.S. vows 100 per cent tariffs on France’s champagne, cheese over digital tax

U.S. to export pork to Argentina after 26 years

U.S. seeks WTO dispute panel on China’s grain import quotas

U.S. makes lower trade deficit priority in NAFTA talks

Trump’s trade nominee pledges tough enforcement

U.S. challenges Chinese wheat, corn, rice price supports at WTO

U.S. hopes to release TPP text in 30 days

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