CHINA TO IMPORT 11 MILLION BALES 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

China will more than double its cotton imports, says Ed Jernigan, president and CEO of Globecot, Inc., Memphis, TN. The estimate is nearly 60% more than...

Breaking Into European Markets 

By Larry Stalcup

Picture yourself in the heart of Rome, a short stroll from the Colosseum, the Forum and the Pantheon. Walk 50 ft. in any direction and there is a quaint...

WTO ACCESSION AGREEMENT IN PLACE 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

U.S. application of textile safeguards had virtually no impact on the raw cotton supply/demand situation in China for the 2003 marketing year, according...

NAFTA's Working 

By James D. Ritchie

Back when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was being debated, critics squealed like pigs under a gate. But for U.S. farmers, NAFTA is working...

U.S. COULD BECOME NET AG IMPORTER 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

If the trend continues, ag imports could overtake exports by 2007, say Phil Paarlberg and Phil Abbott, Purdue economists. The gap between export and import...

WTO PROGRESS HALTS 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

There will be no real World Trade Organization (WTO) progress now until 2005 following a breakdown in Cancun, according to Doane's. Ag trade leaders say...

Export Trading Status: A Global Overview 

Dave Kohl

The United States exports approximately 25 percent of its agricultural production. Depending upon the commodity, the dependence on world markets for marketing...

U.S. on verge of becoming net agricultural importer 

Purdue University

For more than 40 years the United States has exported more agricultural products than it has imported. That could change within a few years, said two...

Comments On WTO Negotiations 

Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, USDA

“The prospects for success in the World Trade Organization negotiations to liberalize global trade are now becoming somewhat brighter. The new momentum...

NCGA Supports Trade Liberalization At WTO 

NCGA

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has stated its firm support for trade liberalization as agriculture groups prepare to attend the fifth Ministerial...