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Losing Ground in Ag Trade

Published May 9, 2022

Nearly a year-and-a-half into the Biden administration, key agricultural trade positions remain unfilled, and agriculture may be losing ground.  According to former Chief Agriculture Negotiator Gregg Doud, it takes about ten years to see how well a trade deal went.…
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Senators Want Ag Trade Nominees Named Soon

Published April 6, 2022

Senate Agriculture Committee leaders Debbie Stabenow and John Boozman, along with Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo sent a trade letter to President Biden. The leaders asked Biden to quickly nominate a Chief Agriculture Negotiator at the Office of…
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U.S. Potato Industry Gets Closer to Fresh Market Access in Mexico

Published April 5, 2022

By May 15, the United States should have full fresh potato market access in Mexico. That’s according to a joint statement from the USDA and Mexico’s Ag Ministry. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says fresh potato exports need to…
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Holding Trade Partners Accountable

Published April 1, 2022

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai answered questions from the House Ways and Means Committee this past week about holding trade partners accountable for implementing trade agreements. This includes the way Canada handled dairy market access in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. "This…
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Key Trade Officials Need to Be Named

Published March 26, 2022

South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson says it’s hard to overstate the importance of free trade to U.S. agriculture. "I'm a little concerned that it's March 2022 and we still don't have a chief agriculture negotiator or a USDA under secretary…
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Vilsack Addresses the Commodity Classic

Published March 12, 2022

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is calling for "a circular economy" with more opportunities for agriculture at home. Vilsack told the Commodity Classic that begins with trade. "It's fair to say the trade war with China impacted the market and we…
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