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Trade Dispute with China Worries Agriculture; USDA Vows Support

Posted on June 26, 2018

The U.S. agricultural industry has voiced concerns about potential financial losses due to the ongoing trade dispute with China, notwithstanding U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s assurance last April that farmers

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Food Policy Summary

Posted on April 13, 2018

In the last week there have been a number of interesting developments in food policy. Each is in early development, but worthy of a brief note.
President Trump, in a

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More on Tariff Dispute with China: USDA Secretary Says Farmers Will be Protected

Posted on April 10, 2018

The U.S. will protect its farmers during rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association yesterday (see Reuters).

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China Announces New Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products

Posted on April 3, 2018

China has increased tariffs by up to 25% on 128 U.S. products—including many food products—in response to the increased tariffs on steel and aluminum imports announced by President Trump last

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China to Lower Tariff on Certain Food and Other Items

Posted on November 27, 2017

China announced tariff cuts on 187 products—including baby powdered milk, avocados and mineral water—effective December 1, 2017. (See Financial Times (subscription required) and S. News.) The import tariffs will

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Senators Press for Reopening of China to U.S. Poultry

Posted on July 27, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, as part of a deal to resume U.S. beef exports to China, the U.S. pledged that it would remove obstacles to importing cooked

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FDA Signs MOU with China Establishing Registration Process for U.S. Food Manufacturers Exporting Goods to China

Posted on June 30, 2017

As background, China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) supervises and regulates the production of food-related products, such as food packaging materials, containers and food processing tools

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USDA Releases Proposed Rule to Facilitate Cooked Chinese Chicken Imports

Posted on June 16, 2017

As part of a deal to resume U.S. Beef exports to China, the U.S. recently pledged that it would remove obstacles to importing cooked Chinese poultry meat. (See previous blog

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U.S. and China Finalize Details to Facilitate Resumption of U.S. Beef Exports to China

Posted on June 14, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, U.S. beef has been denied access to China for nearly 14 years due to concerns stemming from a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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Consumer Group Denounces Plan to Import Cooked Poultry from China

Posted on May 17, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, late last week, the White House announced that China would resume beef imports no later than July 16, 2017 as part of a

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