Trade Panel

Trade has become a more prominent topic of discussion among agriculture groups. With the Phase One trade deal with China, USMCA between the U.S, Mexico and Canada, trade with other countries like Japan, South Korea and others, what are the next steps to be taken by the Biden Administration. We will discuss this in two different areas. We’ll discuss trade policy and with a new administration, what direction it will go. We will also look at what the trade numbers were in 2020 and what we may see in 2021. We will also discuss trade policy and with a new administration, what direction it will go.

Trade Policy

Maria Zieba, NPPC Director of International Affairs – National Pork Producers Council

Lesly McNitt, NCGA Public Policy Director, Trade and Biotech – National Corn Growers Association

John Duff, Executive Vice President-National Sorghum Producers and Sorghum Checkoff

Dalton Henry, Vice President, Trade Policy, U.S. Wheat Associates

Kent Bacus, Sr. Director of International Trade and Market Access, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

Trade Numbers

Dalton Henry, Vice President, Trade Policy – U.S. Wheat Associates

Reece Cannady, Manager of Global Trade, U.S. Grains Council

Dan Halstrom, President and CEO – U.S. Meat Export Federation