A World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel found China has administered its tariff-rate quotas for wheat, corn, and rice inconsistently with its WTO commitments.
China is proposing it could buy an additional $30 billion a year of U.S. agricultural products including soybeans, corn and wheat as part of a possible trade deal.
The Ag Secretary Sonny Purdue says that the U.S. is looking for better trade term with Japan. Japanese trade officials are not giving U.S. products extra access.
AEM is disappointed in the tariffs decision, saying the tariffs will drive up the cost of manufacturing and risk many of the 1.3 million manufacturing jobs.
Unemployed rate has hit a near 44-year low and H-2A visa requests have more than doubled. Immigration reform bills making their way to the House floor this week.
The new farm bill that is being worked on could have the same outcome for stricter work requirements for food stamp recipients and payment rules for farmers.
Republican tax plan would deliver “historic relief” for farmers. Canada escalating its trade spat by filing a WTO complaint over American duties against Canada.