Terrain Executive Head John Newton delivered the keynote address at the U.S. Meat Export Federation Spring Conference in Fort Worth. Newton surprised many in the audience by saying he believes the Trump Administration will secure a Phase Two trade deal with China. “I think what President Trump has to do is by March of next year, he’s got to show real progress on the ‘big beautiful bill’ and really progress on trade deals, real progress on the economy,” said Newton. “Because what happens in March of next year? We’re right into the midterms and everybody in the House is going back to their districts campaigning. What do they want to campaign on? Do they want to campaign on wins or losses? They want to campaign on wins, absolutely. We’ve got about a six-or-seven month window for some of these things to get done.” Newton previously served as the chief economist for the Senate Agriculture Committee and the American Farm Bureau Federation.
