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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
USDA chief Sonny Perdue today came out in support of President Donald Trump’s trade policy tactics in proposing steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, but also stressed that the U.S. ag sector is rightfully concerned that it could suffer from foreign retaliation.
The U.S. farm sector knows the repercussions from President Donald Trump’s plan to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are going to be bad – they just don’t know yet how bad.
President Donald Trump announced today that the U.S. will be hitting steel and aluminum imports from China and other countries with tariffs, elevating an already high level of concern that China will retaliate and U.S. ag exports will be caught in the crossfire.
Mexican sugar farmers, U.S. refiners and the U.S. food sector have a lot riding on the current efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
After nine months of protest from solar industry stakeholders, the Trump Administration has approved a 30 percent tariff on imported photovoltaic cells, as recommended by the United States Trade Representative (USTR).
With a final decision just weeks away in the Section 201 solar trade case, President Trump’s top trade adviser held a public hearing on the matter last week.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2017 - A Brazilian ethanol tariff hike paired with the country’s forthcoming energy policy could sharply reduce the competitiveness of U.S. ethanol.
WASHINGTON, September 27, 2017 - The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) hopes the US International Trade Commission (ITC) will take care as they move to provide relief for solar manufacturers injured by imported photovoltaic cells.
WASHINGTON, September 20, 2017 - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is urging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to “directly engage” with the Brazilian government to end Brazil’s recently reinstated 20 percent tariff on ethanol imports in excess of 600 million liters annually.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 - In an effort to protect local producers, the Brazilian government has approved plans to impose a 20 percent tariff on U.S. ethanol imports.