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Chris Giancarlo

CFTC may reconsider, delay swap dealer rule

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2017 - The new GOP chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said he will seek a one-year delay in a registration rule for swap dealers so the agency can review a change he says would unfairly sweep in agribusiness traders.
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US, Mexico, Canada set to take on thorny ag trade issues

Washington, Oct. 11, 2017 – The past three rounds of negotiations to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement have been relatively calm when it comes to agricultural issues, but that’s expected to end as hundreds of U.S., Mexican and Canadian representatives converge in Arlington, Va., for the next five days.
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US, Brazil inch toward free trade agreement

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2017 – The U.S. and Brazil have clashed often in recent years over trade in everything from cotton to beef to ethanol, but the two ag producing powerhouses continue to dance around the prospects of a binding free trade agreement while quietly laying the building blocks for such a pact.


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Farmers urge lawmakers to overhaul dairy policy

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2017 - Concerns about dairy sector’s Margin Protection Program dominated the sixth farm bill listening session conducted by the House Agriculture Committee, but the lawmakers also heard appeals for increased research funding and for aid to young farmers.
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