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Bass: Trade Picture Looks Good For Beef
Bass: Trade Picture Looks Good For Beef
Bass: Trade Picture Looks Good For Beef
The name of the game for most U.S. commodities is international trade, finding new markets and expanding existing ones.  And the U.S. beef sector is no different.  The University of Idaho’s Dr. Phil Bass said the beef industry is starting to get some help when it comes to trade agreements, adding that the U.S. Meat Export Federation...
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
The first two years of the Biden Administration are almost in the books, but several key trade positions remained unfilled, which has frustrated many in the farming community.  On the USTR side, Doug McKalip has been put forth as the chief agricultural negotiator, and at this point, his confirmation requires a vote in D.C.  And t...
Red Meat Industry Holds Showcase Delayed By COVID
Red Meat Industry Holds Showcase Delayed By COVID
Red Meat Industry Holds Showcase Delayed By COVID
As COVID restrictions are lifting across SE Asia, U.S. red meat suppliers had their first opportunity to meet face-to-face with buyers from the Philippines and Vietnam.  The U.S. Meat Products Showcase, made possible through support from USDA, the National Pork Board and the Beef Checkoff Program, was originally planned for 2020 but was delayed because of COVID.  Dave Re...
Focus On Fruit: 10/13/22
Focus On Fruit: 10/13/22
Focus On Fruit: 10/13/22
In this week's Focus On Fruit, Jennie Strong provides us an update from the Washington Apple Commission.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com ...
First Tariff-Free Load of Wheat Arrives in Vietnam
First Tariff-Free Load of Wheat Arrives in Vietnam
First Tariff-Free Load of Wheat Arrives in Vietnam
After productive talks with the U.S. in 2021, the Vietnamese government eliminated a 3% U.S. wheat import tariff on December 30th. Earlier this month, the first shipment of U.S. wheat purchased without a tariff arrived at a Vietnam port. The shipment contained more than 68,300 metric tons of soft white and hard red spring wheat grown in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Plains ...
Administration Looking At Potential Of The Indo-Pacific
Administration Looking At Potential Of The Indo-Pacific
Administration Looking At Potential Of The Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific region of the world holds potential promise for U.S. Ag exports. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley said while the Biden administration is developing an Indo-Pacific framework, he emphasizes that it is, "not a trade agreement; it's not a trade agreement ...
Is An African Swine Fever Vaccine On The Horizon?
Is An African Swine Fever Vaccine On The Horizon?
Is An African Swine Fever Vaccine On The Horizon?
A vaccine for African Swine Fever? Not yet, but there is work going on in southeast Asia that USDA officials call "the most promising vaccine to date". Dr. Jeff Silverstein with ARS said a company in Vietnam working with US researchers, has come up with a vaccine which has performed well in lab tests so far and the company has recently gotten approval for field tests in Vietnam ... Read

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