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Potential Panamanian customers are also a target for more than 50 companies and business groups headed to Bogotá.
“Focus export promotion programs on new markets immediately available to producers,” the Kansas senator tells Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.
About $3 billion worth of agricultural products will be affected by the new Chinese tariffs.
USDA estimates the expanded market access could increase U.S. beef exports to Japan by up to $200 million annually
“The intent is to be quick because we want to send a powerful message to, first, our farmers, and ranchers, and the ag world, but also to our friends around the world that ag is not up for debate.”
“There will be limited opportunity for U.S. producers to see any appreciable draw-down in soybean stocks.”
Vice President Mike Pence visited Peterson’s district this week and called on him to push for a vote on the agreement.
“Talks with China continue in a very congenial manner – there is absolutely no need to rush.”
The information covers countries in Southeast Asia, Africa and South America, he said.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is “cautiously optimistic” the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will be passed by Congress by this summer, he said on Thursday.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Monday that his department has been telling the White House and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer that the steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico should be lifted.
McKinney says U.S. wants pork access, ethanol tariffs removed
Lighthizer: “Our farmers, ranchers, and food manufacturers and workers can compete against anyone in overseas markets, and input from our stakeholders can help guide President Trump’s trade strategy in opening these markets.”
Grassley: “Farmers who haven’t been able to apply for trade assistance would’ve missed the deadline through no fault of their own. It’s worth recognizing that farmers applying for assistance in the first place are hurting because of a trade war they didn’t start.”