US absence from TPP ‘benefits Australia’s farmers’
Australian farmers would “hate” to see the new Trans-Pacific Partnership renegotiated to allow the US to enter, and say America’s absence benefits local agriculture.
Dairy farmers can TPP signing a ‘somber’ day
TPP could mean hundreds of millions or billions in new agri-food sales.
By: Robert Arnason
Source: The Western Producer
Link: https://www.producer.com/2018/01/dairy-farmers-can-tpp-signing-somber-day/
Dairy Farmers Of Canada Happy Trudeau Refused To Sign TPP Agreement In Principle
Dairy Farmers of Canada released a statement shortly after finding out Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to sign an agreement in principle on the Trans Pacific Partnership, saying while they’re happy he held firm for a better deal, they’re disappointed that market access concessions on agriculture were not mentioned among the outstanding issues.
By: ADAM BELL
Source: Blackburn News
Link: http://blackburnnews.com/agrimedia/2017/11/13/dairy-farmers-canada-happy-trudeau-refused-sign-tpp-agreement-principle/
Mexico, Canada Seek U.S. Soft Spots to Bolster NAFTA Defense
From launching a data-mining drive aiming to find supply-chain pressure points to sending officials to mobilize allies in key U.S. states, Mexico and Canada are bolstering their defenses of a regional trade pact President Donald Trump vows to rewrite.
New Zealand enters Chinese "upgrade" talks with longer list than its counterpart
Negotiators will square off with Chinese counterparts in Beijing on Tuesday, marking the official start to the «upgrade» of the historic New Zealand-China historic free trade agreement. By HAMISH RUTHERFORD.
Donald Trump pledges to defend US dairy farmers in trade war with Canada
President tells Wisconsin rally Canadian protectionism represents ‘another typical one-sided deal against the United States’ By Rod Nickel.
Japan's Aso Pushes Back Against U.S. Pressure for Bilateral Trade Deal
Japan has less room to compromise with the United States under a bilateral trade deal than under a multilateral agreement like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), its deputy prime minister said, taking a swipe at U.S. attempts to directly pressure Tokyo into opening up heavily-protected markets like agriculture.
Shipping disruptions a bigger factor than TPP for hay exporters
The end of U.S. participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership had little effect on the hay industry in Kittitas County, but growers and exporters continue to face other challenges closer to home. By TONY BUHR
Trade war already here for dairymen, farmers
Dairy co-ops wanting to sell their dry milk powder have seen about a 10 percent decline in prices since the first of the year, apparently due to the impact of all the bluster over trade and Mexico including threats to ditch NAFTA, the end of TTP, talk of Mexico paying for a border wall and promises to enact a border tax on goods coming from Mexico.
Spoiling for Canada Fight, U.S. Dairies Push for Trump Deal
Blame Canada. That’s what U.S. farmers say about some of the bubbling gluts weighing on the milk market, and they are eager for President Donald Trump to do something about it. By Lydia Mulvany and Jen Skerritt.