Japan

by Fred Wacker, Montana Stockgrowers Association President  We’ve reached a pivotal moment for Montana farmers and ranchers, as three critical trade deals are finalized and implemented. The benefits here are …

Japan’s Upper House of Parliament Wednesday ratified a partial trade agreement with the United States, which will go into effect on January 1, 2020. “Now that the final hurdle to …

A historic trade agreement between the U.S. and Japan was signed today at the White House. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Japanese Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama, sat down beside President …

Two members of the North Dakota Beef Commission traveled to Japan last week as part of a U.S. Meat Export Federation trip to promote U.S. beef. Past Chairman Clark Price …

Bismarck, N.D.(Aug. 26,2019)– Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement today regarding the White House’s announcement that President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have reached a trade …

President Trump has announced an agreement in principle that will greatly improve access for U.S. red meat in Japan – the largest value destination for U.S. pork and beef exports. …

OMAHA (DTN) — The National Association of Wheat Growers took umbrage Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s criticisms about trade with Japan. The president spoke at a Shell petrochemical plant near …

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the United States and Japan have agreed on new terms and conditions that eliminate Japan’s longstanding restrictions on …

U.S. beef exports tallied another record year in 2018, racking up a whopping $8.3 billion in sales. The Japanese market played a major part in that success, accounting for over …

North Dakota and U.S. wheat producers have benefitted greatly from the trade and relationships they have established with the wheat milling industry in Japan. It is a market which provides …