US Beef Featured at Prominent Beef Festival in Thailand

Despite tariff disadvantages for U.S. beef, several factors point to expanding opportunities in Thailand, including a potential trade agreement.

While beef from Australia, New Zealand and Japan benefit from zero duties in Thailand under free trade agreements, U.S. beef is currently tariffed at 50%. But a signed framework for an agreement on reciprocal trade between the U.S. and Thailand in Oct. 2025, aimed at reducing trade barriers, offers hope to importers and U.S. exporters for a leveled trade environment...

ASA Urges President Trump to Prioritize Soybeans in Upcoming Trade Talks with China  

Ahead of a planned meeting with President Xi Jinping in China later this month, the American Soybean Association is urging President Trump to prioritize U.S. soybeans in ongoing trade talks and secure additional commitments from China to support American farmers and ranchers.  

In a lettersent today to the White House, ASA called for additional purchases of U.S. soybeans and the removal of the remaining 10% retaliatory tariff on U.S. imports into China.

“Farmers continue to face serious headwinds as we enter the 2026 planting season,” said ASA...

China, UK Trade Talks Pose Positive Opportunities for US Animal Food Industry

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is pleased to see a cooling of U.S. tariffs on and retaliatory tariffs from China and a proposed trade agreement with the United Kingdom coming to fruition, given discussions late last week and over the weekend between the U.S. and respective countries’ trade officials. Both China and the United Kingdom present valuable opportunities for U.S. animal food manufacturers, which produce some of the safest, highest quality and innovative feed, feed ingredients and pet food globally...