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The Trump administration is weighing a “reciprocal” response to Brazil’s imposition of a tariff-rate quota on ethanol imports, Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, said on Tuesday. Dinneen told reporters the industry has been in contact with the Agriculture and Commerce departments, as well as the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, about the TRQ and added that “they are not pleased and are looking at what kind of a reciprocal response would be appropriate.” While...

Steel producers want the Trump administration to keep domestic content programs in place, and some are advocating more in future trade agreements, according to comments submitted to the Commerce Department and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. President Trump’s April “Buy American and Hire American” executive order -- seeking input on how U.S. government procurement obligations under free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization affect U.S. procurement processes -- spurred a public comment period that ended Sept. 18...

U.S. dairy producers are demanding that an updated North American Trade Agreement take aim at Canadian provincial milk pricing policies, saying if a retooled deal fails to do so it will be viewed by the industry as a failure. Canadian milk pricing strategies are the dairy industry's main priority in the NAFTA talks, according to Jaime Castaneda, a senior vice president at the National Milk Producers Federation. This is in contrast to the agriculture sector's broader goal of “do no...

The United Kingdom has joined the ranks of Bombardier’s supporters in antidumping and countervailing duty cases initiated by Boeing, with Prime Minister Theresa May appealing to President Trump to ensure the aircraft case is dropped in lieu of negotiations because it puts at stake thousands of manufacturing jobs in Northern Ireland. “This is a commercial matter but the UK government is working tirelessly to safeguard Bombardier’s operations and its highly skilled workers in Belfast,” a British government spokesperson said on...