President Trump last week in Korea announced that the United States had reached a trade and economic deal with President Xi Jinping of China. According to a White House Fact Sheet, China will suspend all of the retaliatory tariffs that it has announced since March 4, 2025. This includes tariffs on a vast swath of U.S. agricultural products: chicken, wheat, corn, cotton, sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, aquatic products, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.
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Key extended producer responsibility (EPR) deadlines are approaching in California. Obligated producers were required to complete their California registration through Circular Action Alliance’s (CAA) Producer Portal by September 5, 2025. CAA’s reporting portal opened September 15 and supply reports for the 2023 data year are due by November 15. The supply data producers submit to CAA will be used to establish the source reduction baseline in California. The 2025 producer reports will also inform draft fee rate ranges for early fees in 2026 and for the 2027 program year. More information on reporting can be found on CAA’s website here.
More than a dozen House members, led by Rep. Tracey Mann (KS-1), this week wrote to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) expressing concern regarding the implementation of the Agency’s regulation that classifies Salmonella as an adulterant in not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) breaded stuffed chicken products.
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President Trump has secured agreements on reciprocal trade pacts with Malaysia and Cambodia and reached frameworks for such pacts with Thailand and Vietnam, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced last weekend.
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