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**Mexico's top North American negotiator, Jesús Seade, is upbeat that the White House and lawmakers can reach an agreement on the USMCA before Thanksgiving. Seade is basing his optimism on recent conversations held with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is leaving next week for a nearly weeklong trade mission to Mexico. Inslee will be among a delegation of 40 people, including representatives from the state departments of Commerce and Agriculture, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, and local business leaders and other government represen

**The American Coalition for Ethanol has outlined regulatory reform priorities it wants for the EPA. Executive Vice President, Brian Jennings says their top priority will be for the EPA to revise emission standards to allow E15 and higher ethanol blends to be sold year-round...

The European Food Safety Authority says glyphosate, which is the active ingredient in Monsanto weed killer, likely doesn’t cause cancer in humans. But EFSA did propose some new controls on residues in food. The ruling may mean that products containing glyphosate will have an easier time staying on the European market...

The House Judiciary Committee has advanced mandatory E-Verify legislation by a vote of 20 to 13. This legislation would force employers to use E-Verify to ensure workers can legally work in the U.S. Democrats argued this legislation would devastate ag employers - but Judiciary Committee Chair Robert Goodlatte says the committee will consider a separate agricultural guest worker bill as soon as pos