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On Tuesday, a Bipartisan group of Senate Finance Committee Members called on the U.S. Trade Representative for improve transparency. Led by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, of Oregon, and Ranking Member, Idaho’s, Mike Crapo, and New Jersey senator Bob Menendez, the lawmakers sent a letter to the U.S. Tr... Read More ...

China failed to reach the Phase One Agreement commitments to purchase U.S. goods and services, including agricultural commodities. The U.S. Trade Representative's office revealed the data in a more than 70-page report this week. "The reality is that this Agreement did not meaningfully address the more fundamental concerns that the United States has with China's state-led, non-market policie

A coalition of farm groups recently wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack on challenges surrounding the World Trade Organization. The Hagstrom Report says those groups are pleased that Ambassador Tai gave strong statements on engaging boldly with the WTO ...

While it won’t have a large effect on farmers immediately, the Biden Administration is suspending some tariffs on goods from the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom said in December that it will suspend tariffs on the U.S. tied to the World Trade Organization ruling against Boeing Airline subsidies. It w ...

A coalition of 62 leading U.S. agriculture stakeholders is asking for continued membership in the World Trade Organization. A Corn Refiners Association sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, as well as leaders of the Senate Finance, House Ways and Means, and the House and Senate Ag Committees calling for effective WTO reform ...

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer had a lot to say about the president’s economic agreement with China during testimony last week in Washington D.C. He said Beijing is buying more American products and that the Asian nation would live up to the terms of the Phase One agreement. ...

The World Trade Organization will soon rule in favor of the United States in a long-standing dispute with China.  The U.S. says Chinese government subsidies it gives to corn and rice growers are a violation of WTO rules.  Politico added the confidential ruling was shown to interested parties before Christmas.  The ruling could ...

The World Trade Organization will be meeting in Brazil next week for their 11th WTO Ministerial Conference and U.S. Wheat, along with 13 other ag groups, is hoping U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will defend U.S. interests at the meeting...

The World Trade Organization sided with the U.S. Thursday in a trade dispute with Indonesia regarding their prohibitions on horticultural and animal products.   The WTO panel agreed with the U.S. on all 18 counts that Indonesia was applying import restrictions and prohibitions that were inconsistent with WTO rules.  ...