U.S. farm groups are continuing to meet with Trump administration officials to try to make sure they understand the importance of trade to farmers and other segments of the U.S. agricultural complex.
The latest involved USA Rice Federation officials and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in a wide-ranging discussion of trade along with flooding in the Mid-South, the 2018 farm bill, labor shortages in California, food aid and the importance of rice research programs.
Perdue, who founded a company that specializes in international trade after finishing his term as governor of Georgia, understands what exports mean to U.S. producers, but you can’t always be sure about other members of this administration who seem ready to sacrifice agricultural to support manufacturing.
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