The U.S. government will announce details of its planned US$12 billion trade aid package for the agriculture sector on Monday, according to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. The package, which was first announced in July, will include direct payments to producers to offset the impact of tariffs on U.S. exports. Sources told Agri-Pulse that the preliminary proposal… Read more »
Tag: Chip Flory
AgriTalk panel debates Trump’s poker skills, rising NAFTA tensions and what happens next
As round two of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations wrap up, many followers remain unsurprised by the three countries’ inability to see eye-to-eye. The last two weeks have been filled with threats of termination, promises to close the deal by year-end and a complete lack of agreement (except on the location of… Read more »
Pro Farmer predicts 2017 corn and soybean yields slightly below USDA estimates
This week was a very intense week for crop scouts and the Pro Farmer crew led by Chip Flory and Brain Grete. After the USDA caused quite an uproar a couple weeks ago with their August crop estimate report which came in above analysts expectations there was much anticipation for the Farm Journal crop tour…. Read more »
How NAFTA becomes a bilateral deal in renegotiation
With the United States’ exit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the new administration says it’s focusing on bilateral agreements instead of multilateral deals in its attempted execution of an “America first” ideology on all things, including trade. Now that President Trump has formally notified Congress of his desire to renegotiate NAFTA, the countdown has started with… Read more »
AgriTalk Free For All: Wheat trade harmonization, planting delays, labour shortages and dairy friction
On Friday, Shaun Haney was invited to be on the Free For All Panel on Agritalk, along with Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer. Agritalk with Mike Adams has over 95 United States based radio affiliates and can be heard across North America on Rural Radio 147 (couple hours before RealAg Radio). The topics included US… Read more »