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Trade with China: Leaders Stay Focused on Phase One

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 Kristi Ruggles China, trade

Trade leaders for U.S. and China stay focused on deal amid global pandemic.

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U.S., China, Take First Steps After Phase One Deal

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Kristi Ruggles China, trade

The U.S. and China took the first steps last week in implementing a trade deal that ultimately could generate an additional $32 billion in agriculture exports to China.

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Trade Progress: China Deal, USMCA Advance

January 12, 2020January 15, 2020 Kristi Ruggles China, trade, USMCA

President Trump welcomes Chinese officials to D.C. this week to sign the recently negotiated phase-one trade deal with China. Final approval is expected as early as this week on USMCA.

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Done Deal: U.S., China Reach Phase One Agreement

December 17, 2019December 18, 2019 Kristi Ruggles China, trade

A phase-one trade deal stipulates China buy $200 billion worth of U.S. goods and services, which includes $40 to $50 billion worth of agriculture products.

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Pork Producers Put Dollars to Potential in China

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Kristi Ruggles African swine fever, China, pork, trade

U.S. pork producers see a potential $24.5 billion annual market in China within 10 years if the Trump administration can gain unrestricted trade access after the Asian country’s hog herd has been devastated by disease.

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China Deal (and Tariff Deadline) Are Close

December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 Kristi Ruggles China, trade

President Trump told reporters Monday that China wants to find common ground in trade negotiations. Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to Trump, said a trade deal with China is possible by year’s end. New tariffs are scheduled to take effect Dec. 15.

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China Lifts Ban on U.S. Chicken, Opens Market Amid Pork Shortage

November 12, 2019November 15, 2019 Kristi Ruggles African swine fever, avian flu, China, trade

The opportunity to fill China’s pork gap with chicken has U.S. poultry executives salivating. China has lifted a ban put in place after the avian flu outbreak in 2015. With the country losing much of its swine herd, it is hungry for protein and importing chicken again.

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Uncertainty Lingers Over Pact with China

November 12, 2019November 15, 2019 Kristi Ruggles China, Phase One, trade

President Donald Trump said that the U.S. hasn’t agreed to roll back all tariffs on China, muddying hopes raised by China and even some of the president’s own aides that the U.S. was ready to lift some tariffs to secure a trade deal.

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Projected Ag Exports to China Would Shatter Previous Amounts

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Kristi Ruggles China, exports, trade war

China wants a rollback in tariffs in the trade war before it can feasibly agree to buy as much as $50 billion of American agriculture products.

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U.S. Pork Exports Spike

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Kristi Ruggles African swine fever, China, pork

Export sales of American pork soared earlier this month as buyers stocked up in anticipation of a widening protein gap created by the spread of a pig-killing disease in Asia.

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China Buys Ag Products of ‘Considerable Scale’

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Kristi Ruggles China, pork, soybeans, trade

Chinese buyers have “completed deals to buy soybeans and pork of considerable scale.” Negotiators are due to resume talks this month in Washington.

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China Admits It’s Been Sanctioning U.S. Soybeans

September 17, 2019September 18, 2019 Kristi Ruggles China, soybeans, trade

China newswire Xinhua revealed something interesting. It said Beijing “will allow Chinese businesses to purchase a certain amount of soybeans and pork from the United States.” The word “allow” is key.

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