The President of the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association says pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal might work out okay for farmers. Casey Kelliher tells Brownfield President Trump could serve U.S. producers well with the right bilateral agreements. “TPP was going to be big for agriculture, and there has been things said where he wants to negotiate with each country individually, which if he does, you know, that might be better because there will be individual trade agreements instead of a big group.”
Kelliher is concerned about increased production in a down market, and the potential for Brazil to add over a million acres to row crop production, but says buyers do prefer U.S.
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