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Strong export growth continues to boost U.S. beef exports, imports tightened
U.S. beef exports through August are 27 percent higher, year-over-year. Strong growth continues to several major U.S. beef export markets, particularly Asia.
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Obama hails South Korea trade deal as win for both
President Barack Obama hailed a just-completed trade deal with South Korea Thursday as he welcomed the country's president to the White House, offering warm praise for a solid ally in a world in flux.
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House panel advances FTAs
A House committee vote Wednesday set in motion the final act of the long drama of approving free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.
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Weak dollar propels U.S. to top of beef export industry
Forbes reports U.S. led the world in beef exports in the first half of 2011, but the trend may not continue in the second half as supplies tighten and feed costs remain high.
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McConnell: FTAs to be submitted soon
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said Tuesday he expects free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to be submitted to Congress soon, as debate got underway on a tariff bill that could pave the way for passage of the long-delayed trade pacts.
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USMEF Audio: Outreach aimed to build demand for U.S. beef in Northern Mexico
In Mexico, the largest destination for U.S. beef exports, most of the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s (USMEF) retail demand-building activities are conducted with large, national retailers and distributors in major metropolitan areas.
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2010 Iowa ag exports topped $7 billion
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) director, Debi Durham today announced that international demand remains strong for Iowa's agriculture products. They cited recently released numbers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) showing that Iowa exported $7.04 billion in agricultural goods in fiscal year 2010.
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Senate Finance panel reschedules FTA debate
The Senate Finance committee plans to make another attempt to start informal debate on proposed trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama on July 7, after Republicans on the panel boycotted last week's meeting.
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NCBA: US, Mexican governments resolve ongoing trade dispute
NCBA Manager of Legislative Affairs Kent Bacus said the U.S. and Mexico crossed the first of two important hurdles in resolving the ongoing trade dispute regarding Mexican trucks on U.S. roadways stemming from the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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White House: Approve free-trade deals
The White House urged Congress Tuesday to quickly approve free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, after a deal was struck with lawmakers to restore benefits for job losses related to trade.
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Commodities market impact weather: Favorable heat for Midwest
Favorable Midwest heat, light Northern Plains rainfall, a variable Delta and Southeast trend, dry and hot for wheat harvest, additional West Texas heat, mixed trends in the Canadian Prairies, a hotter trend in northern China, periods of rain in central China, hotter and drier in western Europe, rainy and cool in Ukraine and Russia, and an mixed monsoon rain pattern in India are the main weather items for the commodity trade's attention.
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