The president and CEO of the US Meat Export Federation says Sonny Perdue’s confirmation to lead the USDA is huge for ag trade.
Phil Seng says agriculture is one of the few industries that has a positive trade balance. “Sonny Perdue has given us a lot of reason to believe that he is going to continue in that tradition,” he says. “Extolling the virtues of trade and globalization. I really sense he understands what trade is all about and what it means to the producer.”
He says Perdue’s confirmation comes at a time when the US ag sector and its key trading partners have raised concerns about the administration’s trade policy.
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