Laudeman Discusses Deregulation of Drought-Tolerant Wheat, Next Steps on RFD-TV’s ‘Market Day Report’
USDA’s ruling last month cleared the regulatory pathway for cultivation of HB4® drought-tolerant wheat in the United States, but several steps remain before U.S. farmers are able to grow the trait commercially. USW Director of Trade Policy Peter Laudeman, who has had a close eye on USDA’s deregulation process – as well as the company […]
USW Joins Panel Discussion on Role of Commodities in International Food Assistance
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) participated in a Feb. 6 briefing panel for Capitol Hill staff that was focused on international food assistance programs and hosted by U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS), Rick Crawford (AR), John Garamendi (CA) and Jimmy Panetta (CA). USW Director of Trade Policy Peter Laudeman was a panel member along with representatives […]
Video: USW Trade Policy Team, Partners Working to Secure U.S. Farmers’ Role in Feeding the World
U.S. wheat farmers have long played a major role in the fight against world hunger, which is why the U.S. Wheat Associates’ (USW) Trade Policy Team has been helping push for changes to the international food assistance programs under the 2023 Farm Bill. Among other things, proposed changes would reinstate the Food for Peace program’s […]
Japan Flour Millers Express Appreciation for Wheat Farmers While on First Visit to U.S. Since 2019
Eight executives from top Japanese flour mills arrived in the U.S. this week, bringing with them an astute observation about the global wheat market: Supply and demand have had an odd relationship over the past three years. Through it all, Toshiaki Yokoyama emphasized, “the relationship between U.S. wheat and Japan has not wavered.” During a […]
USW Trade Policy Team Addresses India’s Subsidies, Turkish Flour at WTO
During World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings in Geneva last week, USW’s Trade Policy team was able to dig deeper into programs in India and Turkey that have potential to affect global wheat trade and ultimately the bottom lines of U.S. farmers. It was also able to touch base with U.S. wheat allies on trade issues […]
USW Trade Policy Team Keeping Close Eye on U.S. Wheat Opportunities, Distortions for 2023
When clatter around trade policy gets noisy, Dalton Henry likes to quiet things by breaking down issues affecting the exporting of U.S. wheat into two basic categories. “Everything has potential to be either an opportunity or a distortion,” the Vice President of Policy for U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) explained. “In general, USW’s Policy Team spends […]
Taiwan Team Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase 69.8 Million Bushels of U.S. Wheat
Representatives from the Taiwan Flour Millers Association (TFMA) signed a Letter of Intent September 14, 2022, with U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) to purchase 1.9 million metric tons – about 69.8 million bushels – of wheat from the U.S. over the next two years, a commitment with an estimated value of $576 million. The signing, held […]
Good Things that Did and Did Not Happen at the WTO Ministerial
Late spring is a notoriously busy time on U.S. farms. This may partly explain why last month’s World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial meetings in Geneva largely came and went without much notice from U.S. farmers or farm media. Or maybe U.S. farmers have tuned out the inner machinations of a 25-year-old organization that has been […]
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: Perspective On Its Potential
This week, the Biden Administration launched a signature foreign policy initiative aimed at increasing economic involvement across Southeast Asia. The initiative is called the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity or IPEF. According to the initial declaration issued by the participating countries, it “intends to advance resilience, sustainability, inclusiveness, economic growth, fairness, and competitiveness for our […]
U.S. Agriculture Jumps Back on the Cuba Relations Roller Coaster
U.S.-Cuba relations have been up and down like a roller coaster in the 11 years since the last U.S. wheat export shipment to Cuba. Last week, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) staff traveled to the island nation as part of a U.S. agricultural conference to see and hear firsthand about trade opportunities – despite frosty bilateral […]
