Source: MEATINGPLACE, 3/2/18

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Gregg Doud as the U.S. Trade Representative’s chief agriculture negotiator.

Doud is the current president of the Commodity Markets Council, where he has served since 2013. Prior to that, he was a senior staff member of the Senate Agriculture Committee for Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS). While working for the Senate Agriculture Committee, Doud assisted in drafting the 2012 Senate farm bill.
Doud also spent eight years as chief economist for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA).

“U.S. agriculture finally has the representation we deserve at the negotiating table. We look forward to working with Gregg Doud and the staff at USTR to address the many trade barriers facing the U.S. beef industry,” Kent Bacus, NCBA director of international trade, said in a statement.

Roberts, chairman of the Agriculture Committee, said: “I’m confident Gregg understands what trade means to agriculture, and he has the experience to help maintain U.S. agriculture’s role as a reliable supplier around the world.”

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