Trade

Trade shuffle poses risk for U.S. beef exports

Nov 2, 2018

DENVER (AP) — While the U.S. beef industry is well positioned to capitalize on a growing global middle class and an improving economy, trade uncertainty could hamper the U.S.’s ability to capture market share in the coming years, according to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange Division.

Idaho dairy, wheat score wins in revamped NAFTA

By SEAN ELLIS Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
Oct 5, 2018

POCATELLO — The U.S. dairy industry is one of the big winners in the revamped North American Free Trade Agreement.

As midterms near, Trump gambles on trade policy

By PAUL WISEMAN and KEN THOMAS Associated Press
Sep 21, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Farmers worry about falling crop prices and lost sales overseas. Manufacturers fear rising costs and new foreign taxes on their exports. American allies overseas are furious.