Around the Country
The Rural Route to the White House Agri-Pulse
Agri-Pulse Communications plans to launch a new series, "The Rural Route to the White House," designed to cover the 2016 presidential campaign with a special focus on issues important to agriculture and rural America.
Around the World
As Tons of Bug-Infested Rice Rots, El Nino Threatens More Damage Bloomberg
After almost a decade of surplus that sent rice futures tumbling to an eight-year low last month, global demand will reach a record 489 million metric tons in 2015-2016, exceeding production for a third straight year, the USDA said June 10. The agency estimates inventories will drop to 91.4 million tons, the smallest since 2008.
Tariffs and Trade
Mike Espy on Ag Sales to Cuba: Don't Wait, Go There, Meet Farmers Delta Farm Press
Normalization of relations with Cuba is going to happen, says Mike Espy, former Secretary of Agriculture and Mississippi congressman. "We don't know when," he says, but "I believe things are going to open up relatively soon," and those wanting to do business there should be laying the groundwork.
What NAFTA Can Teach Us About the Trans-Pacific Partnership Deal Los Angeles Times
Americans have been fighting over free trade and its fallout since the North American Free Trade Agreement, which went into effect in 1994 despite strong opposition from unions and their workers' rights allies. NAFTA cut tariffs and changed rules to allow free trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico. Ever since, NAFTA has served as a template for agreements that cover U.S. free-trade relations, which have grown to include 20 countries.
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