U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Tuesday (Dec. 1) indicated the U.S. is staking out a defensive position when it comes to dairy market access in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations in light of what he said are the hardships being experienced by the U.S. industry due in part to record…

  U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has committed to Republican members of the House Ways & Means Committee that he will work with them to try and address their objections to certain aspects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, including the exclusivity period for biologic drugs, according to Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA). Inside U.S. Trade…

  The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Tuesday (Dec. 8) requested consultations with China at the World Trade Organization over allegedly discriminatory value-added tax (VAT) measures affecting regional jets and other smaller aircraft that have been in effect in various iterations since 2000. Inside U.S. Trade | December 8, 2015 The measures at…

  There’s no let-up in the onslaught of commodities from China. While the country’s total exports are slowing in dollar terms, shipments of steel, oil products and aluminum are reaching for new highs, according to trade data from the General Administration of Customs. That’s because mills, smelters and refiners are producing more than they need…

  Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union President, was the featured speaker at the Nebraska Farmers Union’s 2015 state convention on Saturday at the Midtown Holiday Inn. [ by Robert Pore | December 5, 2015 | The Independent ] For Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union, trade should be looked at from the perspective…

Yesterday’s World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling against the country-of-origin meat labels (COOL) that Americans rely on to make informed choices about their food provides a glaring example of how trade agreements can undermine U.S. public interest policies. The WTO authorized over $1 billion annually in trade sanctions against the United States unless and until the…

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 4, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106, [email protected] Contact: Casey Hoag, 202-728-1832, [email protected] Two New Reports Show Trans-Pacific Partnership has Major Agricultural, Labor and Environmental Deficiencies   WASHINGTON (December 4, 2015) – Several major deficiencies in the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact (TPP) – including failure to address currency manipulation or set in…

  The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement has significant implications for the movement of workers to and from Canada, with experts predicting it will open the Canadian labour market to a new wave of foreign workers. [by Louise Elliott | November 29, 2015 | CBC News ] That influx may or may not be offset by increased…

  An aide for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) this week cautioned business representatives against making a strong push for quick congressional passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal, which he said must be considered with deliberation, according to informed sources. Inside U.S. Trade | December 3, 2105 The aide made clear…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2015Contact: Paola Masman 202 688 5145, [email protected] Global WTO Tribunal Overrules Congress on Food Labeling, $1 Billion Sanctions Washington, D.C.- Today, a World Trade Organization (WTO) tribunal authorized over $1 billion in sanctions against the U.S., in retaliation for the congressionally passed Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law being “incompliant…