Exports/Imports Archives - Specialty Crop Industry https://specialtycropindustry.com/category/exports-imports/ Vegetable and Specialty Crop News Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:26:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 116110416 USDA Report: Fresh Vegetable Imports Up in 2022 https://specialtycropindustry.com/usda-report-fresh-vegetable-imports-up-in-2022/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:15:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=22249 It should come as no surprise to specialty crop producers in the Southeast, but fresh vegetable import volume was up in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service Situation and Outlook Report. The U.S. remained a net importer of fresh market vegetables in volume and value in calendar year 2022. Some of the trade highlights for ...

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]]> 22249 India’s Reduction of Pecan Tariffs a ‘Huge Deal’ for Producers https://specialtycropindustry.com/indias-reduction-of-pecan-tariffs-a-huge-deal-for-producers/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=21209 By Clint Thompson India’s reduced tariffs on U.S. pecan exports is a huge win for producers in the Southeast. “It’s a huge deal. It’s going to potentially open up another huge market that we desperately need. It may take a little while to get it going, but the first hurdle has been cleared any way,” says Lenny Wells, University of ...

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]]> 21209 U.S. Trade Representative Acknowledges Problem With Rising Imports https://specialtycropindustry.com/u-s-trade-representative-acknowledges-problem-with-rising-imports/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=20883 By Clint Thompson The U.S. trade representative (USTR) promised specialty crop producers help but not an investigation into imports of Mexican produce. For one industry leader, that is at least an acknowledgement that Southeast fruit and vegetable producers are suffering from unfair trade practices. “The fact that they’ve agreed to set up a stakeholder committee is an acknowledgment that they ...

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]]> 20883 GFVGA’s Butts: We Are Enthused That USTR is Establishing a Panel https://specialtycropindustry.com/gfvgas-butts-we-are-enthused-that-ustr-is-establishing-a-panel/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:45:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=20207 By Clint Thompson The U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) pledge of assistance to specialty crop producers was needed for growers suffering from increased imports from Mexico. Even if ambassador Katherine Tai opted not to follow through on a Section 301 petition to assist the Southeast seasonal produce industry, she pledged to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish an ...

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]]> 20207 USTR, USDA, to Pursue Avenues to Assist Seasonal Produce https://specialtycropindustry.com/ustr-usda-to-pursue-avenues-to-assist-seasonal-produce/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:30:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=20121 WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced on Sunday that it will pursue avenues to assist the Southeast seasonal produce industry in coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) after Members of Congress requested an examination of certain issues in a Sept. 8, 2022, Section 301 petition. Southeast producers have faced challenges, which ...

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]]> 20121 Senator Ossoff Assures Pecan Growers Indian Tariffs a Top Priority https://specialtycropindustry.com/senator-ossoff-assures-pecan-growers-indian-tariffs-a-top-priority/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:15:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=19077 By Clint Thompson Senator Jon Ossoff’s (D-GA) visit to South Georgia a month ago yielded positive dialogue with the state’s pecan growers and industry leaders. One of the concerns that the Georgia Pecan Growers Association voiced was the high tariffs that India has imposed on U.S. pecans. A month later, Ossoff assures producers that reducing or eliminating those tariffs is ...

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]]> 19077 Georgia Farmer Testifies About Imports Impact During Senate Hearing https://specialtycropindustry.com/georgia-farmer-testifies-about-imports-impact-during-senate-hearing/ Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=18864 By Clint Thompson A Senate hearing held on June 9 allowed one Georgia blueberry producer to discuss the challenge of competing against imports from other countries. Karla Thompson, representing JET Farms in Camilla, Georgia, testified in a hearing held by the Senate Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade. The discussion highlighted rising imports and their impact on Georgia producers. ...

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]]> 18864 Point of Emphasis: Pecan Leader Stresses Tariff Reduction into India https://specialtycropindustry.com/point-of-emphasis-pecan-leader-stresses-tariff-reduction-into-india/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=18754 By Clint Thompson One of the National Pecan Federation’s main points of emphasis was highlighted by the Georgia Pecan Growers Association when a U.S. senator visited the state last week. Senator Jon Ossoff’s (D-GA) visit to South Georgia allowed Samantha McLeod, executive director of the Georgia Pecan Growers Association, to stress the importance of reducing import tariffs into India. “One ...

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]]> 18754 Main Concern for Georgia’s Specialty Crop Producers: Increasing Imports https://specialtycropindustry.com/main-concern-for-georgias-specialty-crop-producers-increasing-imports/ Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:15:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=18724 By Clint Thompson High input costs. Supply availability. Weather unpredictability. All are challenges that Georgia’s specialty crop producers are facing this year. But the main concern remains market pricing, or lack thereof. Growers are still being haunted by imports and their impact on producers being able to make a profit, said Chris Butts, executive vice president of the Georgia Fruit ...

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]]> 18724 Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Lingering Impact on Farmers https://specialtycropindustry.com/ukraine-russia-conflict-lingering-impact-on-farmers/ Mon, 09 May 2022 12:15:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=18463 By Clint Thompson The longer the conflict in the Ukraine lingers the added impact it will have on input costs farmers are forced to pay, mainly for fertilizer. Veronica Nigh, economist with American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), discusses the situation. “I think what this last year and the last couple of months in particular have pointed out, these are globally ...

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