Katherine Tai, President Joe Biden’s choice for U.S. Trade Representative ambassador, appeared before the Senate Finance Committee Feb. 25. Her promises for an allied approach to trade and enforcing trade partners to abide by their commitments drew bipartisan praise from senators, with signs pointing to strong, if not unanimous, support for her nomination which the committee plans to take up Wednesday.
She was introduced to the committee by the top Democrat and Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Ranking Member Kevin Brady, R-Texas, as she previously served as a trade lawyer on the committee staff.
More changes ahead in world agriculture trade
Market volatility, technology and the new presidential administration, among other things, will influence global agriculture and ag trade in coming months and years, according to a panel of ag officials. 5:30 am, Feb. 25, 2021 ×
Gregg Doud, chief ag negotiator with the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office under the Trump Administration. (Michelle Rook/Agweek)
U.S. agricultural exports have been on a wild ride the past few years, but be prepared for even more volatility, an ag official says. This (world ag trade) is not going to be smooth. The volatility we re going to see going forward, as a result of China and everything else going on, is something we all have to wrap our heads around, said Gregg Doud, immediate past chief agricultural negotiator with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Ag Policy in New Administration Pt 3
Thursday Jan 21st, 2021 I’m Bob Larson. The agriculture industry did make some in-roads during the Trump Administration, but President Biden brings a set of new challenges.
Jay Truitt, with Policy Solutions, says one big change will be the loss of three big voices for agriculture …
TRUITT … “But, there is no way that you can deny that the voids created by Collin Peterson and Pat Robertson not being in the room, Mr. Conaway as well, and a handful of other members, that’ll be a game-changer for some people.”
The GOP gained a few seats in the House, but, Mike Torrey, with Michael Torrey Associates, says they lost a few on the other side …