A new pilot program offers small processors affordable remote carcass grading, aiming to unlock marketing opportunities and reduce costs.
In a ruling announced Friday, a U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement dispute panel allowed Canada to restrict the dairy access that the United States negotiated for.
On Tuesday, the farmer-led non-profit group Farm Action submitted an application regarding arguments on the U.S.-Mexico corn dispute, requesting the opportunity to represent the interest of U.S. farmers as the panel evaluates the dispute. In contrast to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and many other stances, Farm Action argues that a diversified market that includes […]
Mexico’s minister of economy, Raquel Buenrostro has indicated that it doesn’t plan to change its decree ahead of dispute panel’s settlement.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has requested dispute settlement consultations with Mexico regarding the country’s biotech corn ban.
Finally, some progress on Mexico’s GM corn ban. Yesterday, Mexican President Andres Manual Lopez Obrador softened his stance on the ban of genetically-modified corn from the U.S. after pressure from the Biden administration.
A stable trading partnership between Mexico and the United States is integral to farmers and economies but Mexico still wants to phase out GM corn by 2024.
The United States has prevailed in the first dispute settlement panel proceeding ever brought under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
The USMCA dispute aims to ensure Canada administers its dairy TRQs fairly, which would support U.S. dairy farmers, workers, and exporters.
A bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers today sent a letter urging the U.S. government to proactively enforce the USMCA’s dairy provisions.