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Perdue says trade negotiations will protect U.S. farmers
The new U.S. Agriculture Secretary says the Trump administration will approach the North American Free Trade Agreement from the stand point of protecting U.S. farmers. In his first Midwest news conference Thursday, Sonny Perdue told reporters there are products that Mexico produces better than the U.S. and products that Canada produces better, which he says is the essence of how NAFTA will be handled.
“From an agriculture perspective, we grow stuff very, very well,” said Perdue, “and my job as USDA Secretary is to go around the world and make sure we’re able to market and sell the products that we grow.”
His third day on the job, Secretary Perdue addressed the President’s proposed 21 percent cut in the agriculture budget.
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