Wheat growers react to TPP agreement
Story Date: 1/24/2018

 

Source: FARM FUTURES, 1/23/18

The 11 countries remaining in the Trans Pacific Partnership have reached an agreement, which the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) fear puts overseas demand for U.S. wheat at serious risk.
“On January 23, 2017, exactly one year ago, President Trump announced the United States would pull out of the TPP. The announcement today that the eleven remaining TPP members have concluded talks on a revised deal without us sends another discouraging signal to our long-time wheat importing customers in Japan,” said Ben Conner, USW Director of Policy.

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