R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America For Immediate Release September 15, 2015 30-State Salmonella Outbreak from Mexican Cucumbers Heightens Need for Mandatory COOL [Reposted from the R-CALF Website | September 15, 2015] Billings, Mont. – In the wake of a 30-state outbreak of Salmonella infections caused by tainted cucumbers imported from Mexico, the World Trade Organization…
Trans Pacific Partnership negotiators including U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman say they’re close to finalizing an agreement between the 12 nations in the trade pact. Coalition for a Prosperous America CEO Michael Stumo says it’s impossible for the U.S. to achieve market access with Japan and others unless the currency manipulation problem is addressed. Trans…
President Obama on Wednesday (Sept. 16) said that he is confident the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be concluded before the end of this year and that he expects TPP ministers to meet in the next several weeks. [Reposted from Inside US Trade | September 16,2015] “I am confident that we can get it done, and…
John Murphy and his team at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce racked up a big trade victory this year. [ by Vicki Needham | September 15, 2015 | The Hill ] “There’s no fight in trade policy like TPA,” Murphy told The Hill in an interview. He called the work on its passage an…
The United States has imported 2.16 billion pounds of beef so far in 2015 (January – July, up 32.5 from 2014. [Reposted from Cattle Trader Center | Rob Cook | September 4, 2015] The United States imported the most beef in 2015 from Australia followed by New Zealand & Canada. U.S. beef imports from Australia…
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Over three years ago, I wrote an article about the release of the Senate Armed Services Committee report on counterfeit parts in the Department of Defense supply chain. The committee had found over 1,800 cases of counterfeit parts in just the Air Force C-130J and C-27J cargo plane, as well as assemblies used in the…
Donald Trump loves to talk about China. He loves to talk about China to the point that one can cobble together a compilation of the times he said “China” — and let it run for three minutes. [Reposted from The Washington Post | Philip Bump | September 10, 2015] China China China. China China China…
by Michael Stumo: China’s heavy handed tactics to prevent stock market trading that Communist Party leaders don’t like are a reminder that it’s is really great that China is a member of the WTO since 2000. So they can be the free market country they are today, spurring American exports and preserving American jobs! Here…
By Michael Stumo: The White House opposition to an effective regime to control currency undervaluation globally derives, in part, from their reliance on impotent efforts at international dialogue. One venue for that dialogue is the G20 meetings. The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bankers periodically meet to discuss global economic issues and coordination. The recent…