by Wally Northway Published: March 23,2010
Tags: international trade, NAFTA
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico decreased by 23.3 percent in 2009 compared to 2008, dropping to $637 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The 23.3 percent decline in trade was the largest year-to-year decline for the 15 [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 19,2010
Tags: construction, construction materials, drywall, international trade, product safety
WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are pressing the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) to establish a public information campaign to alert homeowners to the potential fire hazards posed by corrosive drywall imported from China. Cochran and Wicker are among six Senators who today asked the USFA, an agency within the [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 19,2010
Tags: agriculture, international trade, swine flu
The United States and China have reached an agreement to reopen the Chinese market to U.S. pork and pork products, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today. “When I traveled to China with U.S. Trade Representative Kirk in October, our discussions with Chinese officials laid the groundwork for reopening this [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 18,2010
Tags: international trade
WASHINGTON — The current account trade deficit widened in the fourth quarter, reflecting an improving economy, but the imbalance for all of 2009 fell to the lowest point in eight years. Economists believe the deficit will increase in 2010 but not return to the record heights seen before the recession. The Commerce Department said today [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 4,2010
Tags: agriculture, international trade, TAA, USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program to help American agricultural producers adjust to the current, challenging economic environment. In August, USDA requested public comments on a proposed rule for establishing the procedures and eligibility criteria for receiving assistance. Comments focused on payment limitations and adjusted [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 4,2010
Tags: international trade, NAFTA, transportation
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 10.5 percent higher in Dec. 2009 than in Dec. 2008, with a value of $58.5 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The increase was the first over the same month of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 10,2010
Tags: China, international trade, steel
SHANGHAI — China, the world’s biggest steel producer, says it will crack down on unauthorized steel mills as it maneuvers to wield more control over prices during crucial iron ore talks. Only about 300 million tons of the 567.8 million tons of crude steel produced last year in China was made with full government authorization, [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: February 2,2010
Tags: international trade, NAFTA, transportation
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 2.9 percent lower in Nov. 2009 than in Nov. 2008, dropping to $58.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). BTS reported that the value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 18,2010
PASCAGOULA — A bill that would require Mississippi restaurants to notify customers of the country of origin of their seafood is being prepared for the Legislature. “I don’t think it is going to hurt the restaurant business,” Sen. Tommy Moffatt, R-Gautier, said about the Country of Origin Labeling bill. Beginning in July 2008, Mississippi restaurants [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 8,2010
Tags: agriculture, beef industry, federal agency, international trade
BEIJING, China (AP) — The Office of the United States Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a statement regarding the decision by Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan to bar import of some U.S. beef and beef products. The following statement is from Deputy United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis and Undersecretary for Farm [...] [...]
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