DTB AgriTrade
Agricultural Trade Consultants
Leading agricultural trade consulting firm DTB AgriTrade has been appointed to manage the U.S. Sweet Potato Council operations. DTB AgriTrade Partner Michael Skahill will serve as Executive Director and Anne Zaczek as Managing Director.
Leading agricultural trade consulting firm DTB AgriTrade today announced that Krista Dickson has joined the firm as a Partner, effective October 2025. Krista has held senior positions at USDA and USTR, where she directed major agricultural trade …
DTB AgriTrade policy expert Stephen Sothmann spoke to RFD-TV’s “Market Day Report” to discuss trade developments with Brazil, including the 50% tariff set to begin in August 2025. With the U.S. being a main beef market for the …
DTB AgriTrade policy expert Stephen Sothmann spoke to Inside U.S. Trade, in his role as executive director at the U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council, about the trade promotion impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law on …
Politico Pro writer Doug Palmer took a look at how President Trump’s threat to impose a 26 percent tariff on all Indian goods would impact agricultural trade. As the Administration made hopeful remarks about India opening up to American …
DTB AgriTrade LLP, a leading agricultural trade consulting firm, has announced that Mike Skahill has joined the firm as a Partner. Skahill has years of experience in the food and agriculture trade policy sector both domestically and in international …
Leading agricultural trade consulting firm DTB AgriTrade today announced that Gina Tumbarello has joined the firm as a Partner beginning February 1, 2025. With two decades of experience in international trade, policy, and ...
Feedstuffs reported on the U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council’s (USAEDC) announcement of DTB AgriTrade as its new association management team and DTB AgriTrade Partner Steve Sothmann as the organization’s executive director. USAEDC …
Excerpt from an article in the UK Farmers Guardian quoting DTB AgriTrade partner Steve Sothmann. [Sothmann] said: “A UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the hope that the US …
Excerpt from op-ed in Agri-Pulse by DTB AgriTrade Partner Steve Sothmann and Bill Westman, executive director of the Meat Import Council of America Following many years of comprehensive review, APHIS concluded that the risk associated with importing …
Inside U.S. Trade reported (paywalled) on Ben Conner’s presentation he gave at a Washington International Trade Association (WITA) event on the WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi: Ben Conner, a partner at DTB AgriTrade, an agricultural …
The Near Miss Between Public Stockholding and the E-Commerce Moratorium At the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, two of the most consequential negotiating topics for the U.S. private sector were the renewal of the e-commerce …
Blog posts by Turner Jensen Two recent articles by Turner Jensen, DTB AgriTrade’s 2023 summer intern and a law student at the University of Nebraska, offer insightful perspectives on two issues impacting U.S. trade relations: the potential …
DTB AgriTrade Names Stephen Sothmann New Partner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4 January 2024 CONTACT: dtb@dtb-agritrade.com Washington, DC – Leading agricultural trade consulting firm DTB AgriTrade today announced that Stephen Sothmann has joined the …
“Sin Maíz No Hay País” Meets “King Corn” On June 2, 2023, the United States filed a dispute claiming that aspects of a Mexican presidential decree that bans genetically modified (GMO) corn imports for human consumption and requires the gradual …
DTB AgriTrade policy expert Craig Thorn discussed the importance of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its dispute settlement system for addressing distortions in the global rice market with USA Rice VP of International Trade Peter Bachmann on …
“Ag has influence because of the U.S. political system and because it’s an efficient, export-oriented sector that benefits from trade liberalization and that, as a result, is engaged on trade policy issues.” Media Outlet National Journal Daily …
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: What Does it Mean for U.S. Agriculture? On May 23, 2022, the United States and a dozen other partners from the Indo-Pacific region launched a new negotiating forum formally known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework …
DTB AgriTrade policy expert Ben Conner discusses the impact of India’s market-distorting schemes on rice trade with USA Rice Chair and CEO of Supreme Rice Mill Bobby Hanks and USA Rice VP of International Trade Peter Bachmann on The Rice Stuff …
DTB AgriTrade policy expert Ben Conner spoke to The Western Producer about China’s slow compliance with a 2019 World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on the country’s improper tariff rate quota (TRQ) management practices for wheat, corn, and rice. …
DTB AgriTrade worked closely with former USTR official Sharon Bomer Lauritsen and a coalition of 14 food and agriculture industry organizations to develop a set of principles to address World Trade Organization (WTO) reform issues and priorities for …
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is preparing for its 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva at the end of the year; meanwhile there is widespread concern that the organization is drifting into irrelevance. But for U.S. farmers, the …
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service provides news, reports, and data on international standards and rules for agricultural trade. You’ll find information on trade negotiations, trade agreements, market access issues and more from the USDA FAS …
The World Trade Organization (WTO) presents a useful collection of information on various topics covered under the WTO Agriculture Agreement including market access, domestic support and export competition. You’ll find resources to learn more …
