G-20

Negotiations this week may lead to a U.S. trade delegation returning to China.  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said talks over the phone this week, if productive, will result in a trip to China for further discussions.  During a White House briefing, Mnuchin told reporters “I think there’s a good chance we’ll go there,” if the talks this week make “significant progress.”   This week marks the s

While man are waiting to see what happens between the U.S. and China this weekend at the G20 summit in Japan, that’s not the only trade front farmers will keep their eye on.  President Trump and his trade team are also scheduled to talk with Japan’s leaders on a possible bilateral agreement.  U.S. Trade Amb...

The Agriculture Community will be watching this week’s G-20 summit with baited breath.  President Trump is scheduled to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping face-to-face for a high-stakes discussion on trade, as well as other issues. While most offi...

The Agriculture Community will be watching this week’s G-20 summit with baited breath.  President Trump is scheduled to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping face-to-face for a high-stakes discussion on trade, as well as other issues. While most offi...

President Trump is setting up a one on one meeting with China's president Xi at the G-20 meeting in Japan next week.  In a tweet Tuesday morning, President Trump said the two leaders agreed on the meeting after a phone conversation.  Trade talks with China have stalled ever since Trump announced the most recent round of tariffs on Chinese goods.   ...

Ag Ministers from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and the U.S. say global food demand is climbing and food production faces significant hurdles.  Those obstacles include limited access to arable land and fresh water.   Because of that, they agreed that agricultural innovation like biotechnology will continue to play a large role in addressing these challenges and can improve farmer productivity in ways

When it comes to trade priorities for the USDA right now, it’s a deal with China, followed by ratifying the USMCA.  After that, comes a bilateral trade deal with Japan.  During a recent Senate hearing, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue stressed the importance of trade with Japan.  And without a...

The long-awaited meeting between President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping this weekend brings hope of eased trade tensions between the two nations.  The two leaders will meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Argentina Saturday as agriculture, and other sectors hope the two reach a ”ceasefire” in the tit-for-tat tariff war.  Bloomberg News reports su...

We saw conflicting reports last week on a trade breakthrough between the U.S. and China.  That has not impacted planned talks between the two nations’ leaders this month in Argentina.  President Trump’s National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow contradicted a report by Bloomberg that Trump asked officials to draw up terms of a China trade deal, after a lengthy phone call with China’s Preside

G20 Ag Leaders Want to Reform WTO.  When President Trump and EU President Jean-Claude Juncker met in Washington, Trump said among the things they agreed to do, "we will work closely together to reform the WTO," said President Trump. And this past weekend in Buenos Aires, Agriculture Ministers from the G-20 countries agreed the World Trade Organization rules, particularly those for tradin