Tailgating this Weekend? Your Hamburger Probably Came from Australia
Two Democrats and Two Republicans will introduce legislation in September that would make it mandatory to label where beef sold in American grocery stores really comes from.
Congress Takes On Beef Monopoly In Dual Hearings
CPA supports country of origin labeling for beef. That wasn’t top of mind for the Congress this week. But both Houses recognized in hearings on Wednesday that corporate control and centralization is bad for small to midsized ranchers.
Why The Beef Monopoly Will Make Your Memorial Day Way More Expensive
Two Senators, one Democrat and one Republican, make a desperate plea to others in the Senate to get the Attorney General to investigate a meat packing monopoly they say is substituting American beef for cheaper imports. Yet, prices still rising.
Do You Know Where Your Hamburger Was Made?
A look at the destructive pricing pressures on American cattle ranchers, and the minority and tribal groups that depend on them. Are we outsourcing cattle ranching in the name of climate change?
Katherine Tai Takes Swipe at Global Companies; Says Environmental Protection a ‘Top Priority’
For Katherine Tai and the Biden administration, environmentalism is going to be the core of trade policy. How does that square with heavy polluters like India and China?
CPA Conference Day 2: Buy American, The Loopholes Continue
On day two of the CPA Annual Conference, three members of Congress tout origin labeling on everything from food to leather boots. More importantly, a call to fix Buy American Act rules once and for all.
CPA Urges Action on Vietnam’s Deliberate Currency Manipulation
Sends letter to U.S. Trade Representative in support of Section 301 Trade Case Sends letter to U.S. Trade Representative in support of Section 301 Trade
FDA Releases Massive List of Essential Medicines That Should Be Made In USA
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst Score one for the local pharmaceutical industry. FDA’s essential medicine and critical inputs list gives domestic producers a a
Heparin Shortages Due to a Dependence on China. Why American Cattle is the Solution.
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst Why are we dependent on China’s pig population for a critical animal source material used in making heparin? Bovine
