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Lawmakers from Georgia and Florida will testify on Thursday.
Arizona lawmakers this week reaffirmed their opposition to any new trade remedies for seasonal growers, warning they would harm the state’s economy and “undermine” the spirit of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Sen. Rubio and other Florida lawmakers will be the first to testify, followed by panels of agricultural group representatives and seasonal growers.
The group urges the administration to “improve upon the template” established by USMCA.
Chinese imports of U.S. goods through the first half of this year remain behind last year’s pace, according to Chinese trade data released on Tuesday, the same day the U.S. Agriculture Department announced massive new contracts for U.S. exporters shipping to China.
“Reduces costs and streamlines the process for anyone involved in the organic livestock supply chain by requiring only one organic certification.”
“We believe it is past time for a national conversation focused on solutions to help American ag rebound.”
Shipments of U.S. produce into the Chinese market are being delayed by Chinese customs officials who are randomly conducting tests to determine if any contain the novel coronavirus, according to U.S. produce groups.
“We fully expect this agreement to be a success.”
Rubio, Scott say the move to allow imports of five types of fruit -- called for in the phase-one U.S.-China trade deal -- “has unnecessarily occurred amidst severely adverse conditions for Florida’s citrus growers and must be immediately reconsidered.”
USDA's Ted McKinney was the U.S. representative in the virtual meeting, which involved agricultural officials from North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the Agriculture Department this week again extolled Beijing’s ending of non-tariff barriers to agricultural goods under the terms of a phase-one trade deal with the U.S.
“So far everything is going pretty darn well. China is working hard.”
Meanwhile, a prominent China analyst is questioning how the U.S. and China determined the baseline for Beijing’s purchasing commitments.
The official was on Perdue’s podcast to address the “myths and fears” surrounding U.S. food processing practices.
The Agriculture Department is considering new rules for labeling meat that would not run afoul of the World Trade Organization, which struck down a previous country-of-origin labeling law, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday.
“Considering Brazil’s multiple failed attempts to uphold equivalent food safety standards, we believe a complete verification process of certified Brazilian facilities may be warranted.”
The top USDA trade official put the odds of a deal at “better than 50 percent.”