Rice, corn leaders stress importance of exports to agricultural sector
The latest involved USA Rice Federation officials and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in a wide-ranging discussion of trade along with flooding in the Mid-South, the 2018 farm bill, labor shortages in California, food aid and the importance of rice research programs. Keith Glover, chairman of USA...
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| Published in: | Western Farm Press 2017-05 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | The latest involved USA Rice Federation officials and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in a wide-ranging discussion of trade along with flooding in the Mid-South, the 2018 farm bill, labor shortages in California, food aid and the importance of rice research programs. Keith Glover, chairman of USA Rice's World Market Price Subcommittee, reminded Secretary Perdue about the lack of progress on signing the U.S.-China Phytosanitary Agreement for rice and the refusal of Iraq to purchase U.S. rice for the last year, despite a Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and the government of Iraq. (Press reports indicate Perdue sat down with the president and a map and explained to him where many of the votes that ensured his election came from just before Trump was scheduled to sign an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from NAFTA.) On the issue of Iraq Perdue offered that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, "with the full U.S. economy in his portfolio, has sunk his teeth into agriculture because he understands how much ag helps with our trade surplus." Brantley also discussed rice priorities for the upcoming 2018 farm bill, including a safety net provision that works for rice, as the current Price Loss Coverage or PLC... |
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| ISSN: | 1525-1217 |