Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULTURE, 6/15/20

Washington and London will launch their second round of formal trade talks today, aiming to sign a deal before the U.S. elections this fall. That’s an ambitious timeline that would likely require negotiations to wrap up by early August, our Pro Trade friends tell MA.

Of course, agriculture remains a major sticking point. The Trump administration wants the U.K. to ease restrictions on chemically rinsed poultry, genetically modified crops and hormone-treated beef, but British farmers fear being undercut by less costly American products that aren’t held to the same production standards.