This issue includes:
OSHA Extends COVID-19 ETS Comment Deadline, No Word on Implementation Dates
H.R. 4996 to Receive Vote
Will the Federal Government Remain Open Past Friday?
USDA Climate Official Receives Senate Nod
AAFCO Mid-year Meeting Approaching
AFIA, Ag Partners, Offer Supply Chain Relief Recommendations to White House
USADEC Meeting Gives Ag Trade Insight
China Updates Facility Lists for US Feed Additives, Premix and Compound Feed Products
Mexico Needs to Reconfirm Commitment to Ag Biotech
AFIA Earns Two MarCom Awards
Pet Food Labeling: To Be Human Grade or Not Human Grade?
This issue includes:
ASF Confirmed in Dominican Republic
Your Advocacy Efforts Are Making a Difference for Label Claims, Ingredient Reviews
Senate Advances INVEST in America Act
Disaster Aid in the Works
US Needs to Enforce USMCA's Biotech Rules With Mexico
Meet With Your Members of Congress in August
Changing CDC Guidance on Masks: What Does It Mean for Your Business?
FDA Establishes Fee Rates for Next Fiscal Year
Submit Input by Aug. 6 on Canada Feed Regulations
UNFSS Pre-Summit Draws Mixed Feelings on Current Ag Practices
Online Registration for PISC Ends Tomorrow!
October AFIA/KSU-500 - Fundamentals of Feed Manufacturing Course Now Open
This issue includes:
Ingredient Issues Raised in House Committee
AFIA Board Members Advocate for the Industry
Louisiana State Update
FMCSA Extends Expanded Modified Emergency Declaration
USDA Releases 90-Day Progress Report on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry
USMCA Leaders Meet
USTR Initiates Dispute Settlement Panel Under USMCA
China Eyes CPTPP
Brazilians Hear Value of US Animal Feed Additives
Liquid Feed Facilities ? Apply to FFY Now!
Sponsor the PISC Suppliers Showcase
This Issue Includes:
FDA Site Inspections: During COVID and Beyond;
USMCA Is Viewed as Partial Template;
New York State Update;
Vermont State Update;
USDA Seeks Supply Chain Information;
USDA Needs Your Sustainability Examples;
President Targets Rural America in Vaccine Goal;
Feed Industry Sees Big Win At Codex;
IFIF Tackles AMR;
Work in Washington, D.C., is on hiatus as legislators left town last Friday for two weeks of legislative recess in recognition of Independence Day. The break comes on the heels of a busy week for trade, the economy and coronavirus response, and before a daunting legislative session anticipated later this month. As COVID-19 cases resurged ahead of the July Fourth holiday, the GOP-controlled Senate finally began laying the groundwork for a new relief and stimulus package in response to the pandemic.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) joins organizations across the agriculture industry in commending North American leaders for ushering in and implementing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which entered into force last week.
Late last week in good news for the animal food industry, Canada ratified the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), maintaining the largest free trade area in the world. The northern country was the last country to ratify the trilateral trade agreement, sending it into its final implementation phase, which the American Feed Industry Association expects will begin in June.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) thanks President Trump and his administration for their vision of a 21st century trade agreement and their persistence that culminated in President Trump's signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) today.
By all accounts, it has been a busy time in Washington. This week, we officially entered election season, President Donald Trump addressed Congress and the nation, we closed the chapter on impeachment and agricultural issues saw some solid progress.
The American Feed Industry Association congratulates and thanks Congress on the long-awaited passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The U.S. animal food manufacturing industry depends on the free-trade access it enjoys with Canada and Mexico, which has allowed exports of feed ingredients, feed and pet food to more than quadruple since the North American Free Trade Agreement's (NAFTA) implementation, growing from roughly $669 million in 1993 to over $3.2 billion today.
Last week in Washington proved to be a busy one as the American Feed Industry Association saw success on two major policy priorities, the signing of a phase one trade agreement with China and the Senate's passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Both agreements are critically important tools of foreign market access for the U.S. animal food industry, but equally important is the momentum they bring toward finally getting things done in a Congress that has been frustratingly gridlocked.
Congress returned this week to begin the second session of the 116th Congress. With the return of the House came a new sense of urgency over escalating tensions with Iran and with the Senate, a commitment to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as soon as possible. Washington D.C. is feeling the pressure to complete outstanding legislative business, such as the North American agreement, before the election cycle frenzy begins with the Iowa Caucus early next month.
Just before the holiday break, the House of Representatives considered and widely adopted implementing legislation for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This week begins the Senate's opportunity to approve the pact. We are very close to the finish line of this critical agreement, but now is the time to remind the Senate that our industry is still waiting on this agreement to be finalized.
Just before the holiday break, the House of Representatives considered and widely adopted implementing legislation for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This week begins the Senate's opportunity to approve the pact. We are very close to the finish line of this critical agreement, but now is the time to remind the Senate that our industry is still waiting on this agreement to be finalized.
The past few weeks in Washington have made big waves for agriculture and the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA). Though the House made history by voting to impeach the President this week and while these proceedings continued to capture the headlines and exhaust much of the political energy, significant progress was made on some priority issues for the animal food industry such as a win on appropriations for ingredient approvals, passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by the House and the announcement of a phase-one trade agreement reached with China.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) congratulates the bi-partisan passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) today by the U.S. House of Representatives.
This week in Washington was another of slow progress for American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) priorities as Congress came back to work following the Thanksgiving holiday.
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) preserves and builds on the critical trade relationships that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established nearly 25 years ago. As the number of legislative days left for Congress in 2019 quickly winds down, the agreement has never been closer to being ratified. Now is the time to apply pressure to Congress to finalize the agreement.
This week in Washington has been consumed by impeachment hearings, with the legislative process grinding to a halt. The hearings, which went public for the first time Wednesday morning, have stolen much of the oxygen from Capitol Hill, slowing progress on American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) legislative priorities.
This week, Washington progressed key American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) legislative priorities, despite the House leaving town yesterday for another week of recess.
This week, the American Feed Industry Association held a webcast member update with the legislative and regulatory (L&R) team. It covered a number of topics, including African swine fever preparedness and response, learnings from recent Food Safety Modernization Act inspections, funding for new ingredients and the status on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
House Democrats are building the foundation to begin the impeachment process for President Trump after revelations from a whistleblower report implicated the president in strong-arming Ukraine into investigating a political opponent. While there is still much fact-finding to be done, the impeachment chatter continues to grow louder by the day.
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has been the talk of agriculture for the last year. Recent discussions between Congress and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) have focused on some key issues Democrats have with the agreement, including labor provisions, environmental concerns, prescription drugs, intellectual property and the total enforcement of the agreement's provisions.
Congress returns on Sept. 9 and is bracing for a busy fall with lawmakers racing to complete a lengthy to-do list of legislative items before the holidays. As the elections approach, there is even more urgency for lawmakers to get big-ticket items out of the way.
The New Democrat Coalition sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Bob Lighthizer warning him and the administration that submitting an implementation bill to Congress before addressing the Democratic Party's concerns with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement would be a mistake.
Sens. Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven, R-N.D., Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Steve Daines, D-Mont., sent a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative requesting a solution to a grain trading issue with Canada.
According to Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Congress should be able to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement by the end of the year.
The American Feed Industry Association's International Trade Committee met on May 14 in conjunction with the Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference in Orlando, Fla.
This week, the American Feed Industry Association held a webcast member update with the legislative and regulatory (L&R) team. It covered a number of topics, including African swine fever preparedness and response, a recap of state legislative activities, funding for new ingredients and the latest discussions on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
The White House took a step toward ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) late Thursday by sending a draft statement to Congress that the pact could be coming soon. A "statement of administrative action" begins the 30-day window that must pass before the Trump administration is allowed to submit the full implementing legislation to Congress for consideration.
There are signs that the U.S. and Canada are getting closer to an agreement that could clear the way for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to go to Congress.
On Monday, the Mexican Legislature approved new labor reform legislation as a part of its commitment to the U.S.?Mexico?Canada Agreement (USMCA). The reform is mandated in the USMCA and creates a space for workers to form their own unions and contracts over the next four years.
The United States International Trade Commission on April 18 released its assessment of the likely impact of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) if it is ratified and put into force. As anticipated, because the North American Free Trade Agreement already eliminated duties on most agriculture products, the report finds a modest increase in trade for the agriculture industries.
President Donald Trump eased off his threat earlier in the week to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border, instead giving Mexico a "one-year warning" and threatening to first impose auto tariffs before closing the border.
From negotiating better trade deals to combating African swine fever (ASF) to instilling consumer confidence in the food supply, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent 95th Agricultural Outlook Forum tackled many hot topics facing agriculture industry leaders.
The congressional debate over approval of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) could be the toughest Congress has ever had to deal with. Much of the concern for the USMCA vote stems from the new Members of Congress who have no voting history on free trade agreements.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered his second State of the Union address, his first time to a divided Congress. Trump appealed to Congress and the nation for unity and bipartisanship, while pressing his case for new trade agreements, a desperately needed infrastructure package and better border security.
Trade officials struck a deal late Sunday night for a three-way trade pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, which includes significant changes to dairy import rules. The U.S. ? Mexico ? Canada Agreement (USMCA) preliminary deal marks a major step toward fulfilling one of President Donald Trump's signature campaign promises.