Cattlemen Celebrate Finalization of Trade Deal With Japan

NCBA Honored to Be Part of Process From Day One to White House Signing Ceremony WASHINGTON (Dec. 4, 2019) - National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Jennifer Houston today issued the following statement in response to Japan's final approval of a trade deal that will lower tariffs for U.S. beef exports to that nation: "There's just no other way to say it: this is a tremendous victory and a great day for America's…

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USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations

(Washington, D.C., August 23, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Chief Economist has published a detailed accounting of how estimated damage from trade disruptions was calculated for its support package for farmers announced on July 25, 2019. USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist developed an estimate of gross trade damages for commodities with assessed retaliatory tariffs by China, India,…

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