North American Free Trade Agreement

NAFTA is a key element in dairy exports going to Mexico. Bayer to divest more assets to satisfy terms. America’s infrastructure will be $1.5 trillion investment.

The nation’s farm groups appear to have mixed feelings on President Trump. Livestock farmers have been granted a two-month reprieve in reporting air emissions. USDA’s commitment to work with program operators, school nutrition professionals to ensure school nutrition standards are both healthful and practical.

NAFTA talk moving quickly but, more work to be done. Hearings being held on battling wildfire and tax cuts and farm bill spending.

Renegotiating of NAFTA may already be costing exporters in lost opportunity. More opportunities for milk producers and farmer would like to see the new farm bill very soon.

A possible increase investments in Farm Bill energy programs, NAFTA talks continue. Possible overhauling of Dietary Guidelines.

More NAFTA talks going on. Hurricane Harvey putting delays in wheat exports.

The new farm bill still in the works, NAFTA in negotiations and a prime opportunity for the nation's infrastructure.

Getting South Korea ban lifted is the short-term goal for the U.S., U.S., Canadian and Mexico working on NAFTA.

**Japanese purchases of U.S. beef are about to be subject to a 50% tariff after imports in the three-month period ending June 30 triggered a “safeguard” mechanism. A Japanese spokesman says imports of frozen beef in its fiscal first quarter exceeded the amount required to trigger the safeguard, as agreed to in the 1994 WTO agreement...

**The Trump administration’s effort to write new “waters of the U.S.” regulations took a big step forward last week with publication of a proposed rule to withdraw the Obama administration’s 2015 rule. The proposal has been held up for a month due to issues with the formatting of the document...