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Beef Industry Prepared For Growth Once Trade Deal With Japan Starts
Beef Industry Prepared For Growth Once Trade Deal With Japan Starts
Beef Industry Prepared For Growth Once Trade Deal With Japan Starts
Ask the meat industry, and they’ll tell you that 2020 is going to be a much better year, thanks to the recent vote by Japan ratifying a bilateral trade agreement with the U.S.  Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of U.S. Meat Exports Federation, said in his assessment, the agreement is one of the best things to hit U.S. agricul...
Japan Likely to Vote on U.S. Trade Pact Next Week
Japan Likely to Vote on U.S. Trade Pact Next Week
Japan Likely to Vote on U.S. Trade Pact Next Week
Media reports in Japan are saying that the parliament is likely to start voting on a trade pact with the U.S. sometime next week.  The lower house of the Japanese Diet will take up the pact Wednesday, while the upper house, called the House of Councilors, will begin considering the deal the next day.  ...
AFBF Applauds Japan Trade Announcement
AFBF Applauds Japan Trade Announcement
AFBF Applauds Japan Trade Announcement
According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, this week’s announcement of a trade agreement between the U.S. and Japan means more market access for American farmers and ranchers.  While the agreement itself is not yet finished enough to be signed, the U.S. and Jap...
Trump: U.S. and Japan to Accelerate Trade Talks
Trump: U.S. and Japan to Accelerate Trade Talks
Trump: U.S. and Japan to Accelerate Trade Talks
A U.S.-Japan trade deal could come “rapidly,” according to President Trump, just back from a trip to Japan.  Trump says he and Japan’s Shinzo Abe will straighten out the imbalance of trade favoring Japan with "an announcement probably in August.”   That would b...
Trump Promises Ag Focus in Japan Trade Talks
Trump Promises Ag Focus in Japan Trade Talks
Trump Promises Ag Focus in Japan Trade Talks
President Trump promises agriculture will be a focal point in trade talks with Japan. Farmers are hoping a deal with Japan will make up for lost market access after the U.S. withdrew from TPP. Japan and TPP-member countries have signed a new agreement now in place, giving other nations reduced tariffs and improved access to Japan, resulting in a decline of U...
U.S./Japan Announce Bilateral Trade Talks
U.S./Japan Announce Bilateral Trade Talks
U.S./Japan Announce Bilateral Trade Talks
On Wednesday, President Trump and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced they will enter bilateral trade negotiations between the two countries.  Several northwest lawmakers welcomed the announcement, including Representative Dave Reichert:   “With the close ties between Washington State and Japan, I welcome the news that the United States and Japan intend to enter into bilateral negotiations.

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