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Feeding the dragon (without getting burned) (3/08)
Myths & facts about NAFTA (2/08)
Why Iowa farmers need export markets (11/07) Just how big are the China and India markets? (9/07) Not your father's foreign markets (6/07) Importance of trade to the U.S. agricultural economy (9/06) Why Iowa farmers plant genetically modified crops (2/05 updated 8/06) Biofuels in Brazil (8/06) Understanding farm commodity programs & their relation to the WTO (10/05) How WTO affects the next Farm Bill (6/05) How we became a net food importing country (4/05) Argentina: under the radar (3/05) Global competition in livestock trade (3/05)
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No need to fear the North American Union (1/30/08)
When trade remedies don't (12/21/07)
Why we can't just stop importing toys from China (12/5/07)
Iowa myopia on biofuels (11/15/07) Duty refunds from jet fuel exports negate import tariff on Brazilian ethanol (10/1/07) Balancing our container trade deficit with China 8/30/07 Still dependent on ol' man river (8/17/07) Pudding's surprising rank in dairy exports (6/13/07) Some imports may seem stupid, but they're not inherently bad (6/1/07) Why Manitoba hog farmers are nervous (2/15/07) When life gives you plums, make prunes (4/6/07) Can China and Japan count on us for grain exports? (9/27/06) Ink exports keep soybean farmers in the black (not exactly) (8/22/06)
Demand elasticity in beer, ethanol, and global pork markets (7/7/06) For want of some software, the market was lost (6/2/06) We're still importing Brazilian ethanol -- and so what? (5/17/06) Where will all the DDGS go? (4/07/06) April 30 deadline looms for WTO negotiations (3/17/06) Why food aid is an issue in the WTO (1/5/06) The grass isn't greener on the other side of the Atlantic (10/20/05) Why we import Brazilian ethanol (7/14/05) The hidden cost of BSE beef bans (6/21/05) Ambivalent about China (5/24/05)
The Trade Race (2/08) Trade Issues Varied but Vital for 2008 (1/08) Exchange rates (5/07) FTAs Provide Tremendous Opportunity for Agriculture (3/07) A Trade Agenda for 2007 (12/06) Developing Countries and Trade (11/06) Are Biotech Grassroots Gaining Ground in Europe? (10/06) What's Included in the Agricultural Trade Balance? (9/06) Summer Congressional Break a Good Reason to Talk Trade (8/06) The Growing Chink in the EU's Biotech Armor (6/06) WTO Accessions Impact U.S. Agriculture (5/06) Trade Infrastructure Remains Critically Important (4/06)
