National Farm Security Action Plan and Trade Agreement with Taiwan
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the National Farm Security Action Plan, launched in July.
The plan has elevated American agriculture as a key element of national security for the first time in history.
Since then, USDA has secured farmland, protected critical supply chains, defended nutrition programs from fraud and foreign influence, strengthened research security, and ensured America First policies.
**The U.S. announced a new trade agreement with Taiwan aimed at lowering tariffs and expanding market access for U.S. agricultural and industrial goods.
Taiwan will eliminate or reduce tariffs on 99% of U.S. products, according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s office.
Tariffs will be scrapped on U.S. beef, lamb, seafood, dairy, potatoes, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and nuts.
The agreement also streamlines export procedures for U.S. beef, poultry, pork and processing potatoes.
**Thousands of farmers and union members staged a nationwide strike in India to protest an interim trade agreement with the U.S., fearing that expanded market access for U.S. agricultural exports could undercut local producers.
The action disrupted transport and markets as demonstrators demanded more protective safeguards.
India’s commerce minister defended the trade pact, saying essential commodities remain shielded from tariff cuts, but farmers say the agreement poses risks.
