Last week, the Executive Committee of the Western Growers Board of Directors met with members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives during the annual D.C. fly-in. The Executive Committee met with nearly 20 senators, representatives and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials over the course of three days. Legislators were from California, Arizona, ...
Today, the Chinese government announced plans to increase tariffs by 5 to 10 percent on a $75 billion worth of U.S. exports – including virtually every type of agricultural commodity – on September 1, 2019. This increase will be added on top of the 15 percent increase (imposed spring 2018) and 25 percent increase (imposed ...
USDA is accepting nominations to fill three upcoming vacancies on its Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC) next year. The deadline to submit is Thursday, November 21, 2019, with necessary paperwork postmarked by or before this date. First established in 2001, FVIAC provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture on issues of importance ...
On Friday, December 13, the White House announced that it reached a phase one deal with China—the most notable step, thus far, toward resolving the nearly two-year trade conflict that has significantly harmed the agriculture industry. While full details and numbers are expected to be released soon, the general overview is that the deal addresses ...
On Wednesday August 21, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced that it had reached a new suspension agreement with the Mexican tomato industry. Last November, the Florida Tomato Exchange petitioned DOC to terminate the 2013 Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes, which imposes specific pricing and other conditions on Mexican imports, in exchange for halting ...