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“Every ag organization or commodity group has been behind this gentleman, so I think without question we’ll move him expeditiously.”
The first priority, they write, is to “get off the sidelines and get back in the business of negotiating trade agreements.”
“It's really hard to prepare if you are trying to be productive at the table but you're afraid your partner will walk away.”
Lighthizer hails the move as a way to “balance trade and deepen our trade relations with an important Asia-Pacific partner.”
“The challenge is he's looking at the trade deficit that's occurred after NAFTA, primarily in autos and auto parts. How do you reconcile those two?”
Numerous U.S. food and agricultural groups are urging the Office of the U.S. Trade representative not to move forward with a NAFTA proposal that would enable seasonal produce growers to seek antidumping and countervailing duties because they say Mexico and Canada could retaliate against the U.S.
The move followed an Aug. 11 U.S. notification to the World Organization for Animal Health “that it is now free of HPAI.”
The announcements follow Vice President Mike Pence's visits to both countries.
“Ensure that as you advance U.S. interests, domestic agricultural producers are not subjected to retaliatory tariffs, which has happened in the past.”
“Ensure that as you advance U.S. interests, domestic agricultural producers are not subjected to retaliatory tariffs, which has happened in the past.”
Japan's plan to trigger a frozen beef import safeguard -- which would bump tariffs on U.S. imports from 38.5 percent to 50 percent -- has alarmed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and the U.S. beef industry.
Despite warning signs over the past few months stemming from President Trump’s threats to withdraw from NAFTA, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue ended a trip to Mexico this week feeling confident the country is not seriously interested in pivoting away from the United States for its agricultural imports.
“Cotinued access on the terms that were negotiated in the KORUS is essential to the future health of the U.S. beef industry.”
“Getting briefed up, talking about U.S. ag trade w/Mexico,” he tweets.
Poultry is “often part of the Chinese New Year celebrations, and our farmers would very much like to be able to offer their products during that time.”
“A grassroots powerhouse that informs, mobilizes and amplifies the voice of U.S. farmers and ranchers who depend on worldwide markets.”
The United States and China announced Thursday that a final phytosanitary protocol -- over a decade in the making -- has been signed, allowing the U.S. to export rice to China provided certain requirements are met.
Ted McKinney, the director of the Indiana Agriculture Department, served under then-Gov. Mike Pence.
Conaway: “agriculture needs to keep its foot on the gas to ensure their interests are known and reflected in the agreement.”