Topic “US” — Exporter Magazine

A UK consumer study has uncovered serious misunderstandings about what ‘organic’ food is, with one in four people admitting confusion and one in five believing organic food is lower in fat, according to FoodNavigator.com. According to Winnipegfreepress.com, Canadian politicians and trade envoys, including Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, are beating a path to China’s doors with a view to sell more agricultural products into the Chinese market. The US has set final anti-dumping duties of 136.76 to 145.18% on the steel product to offset below-market pricing, according to a PeopleDaily online report which quotes China’s Xinhua news agency. US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke leads an Asian mission for senior executives from 24 American companies to showcase the best of America’s energy, energy efficiency, electricity energy storage, transmission and distribution technologies, according to a UPI report. A US federal proposal is being put forward that would provide an estimated US$20 million (NZ$27 million) for apple farmers to switch to new varieties such as Honeyscrips that sell at a premium compared to the traditional variety such as McIntosh, according to an Associated Press (AP) report. Sixteen major food companies have become the first to commit to New York City’s National Salt Reduction Initiative. The 16 companies that signed up to the program include some key players in the industry, such as Kraft, Unilever, Heinz, and McCain Foods.