Focus Of The Hearing
The focus of the hearing is on the benefits of U.S. agriculture trade to the U.S. economy and the challenges faced because of foreign barriers.  The hearing focus will include: (1) U.S. successes as the world’s largest agriculture exporter, including job creation and economic growth; (2) foreign tariff and non-tariff barriers faced by U.S. agriculture exports; and (3) how current and future trade negotiations and other efforts can reduce those barriers.

Witness List

Dermot Hayes
Professor, Pioneer Chair in Agribusiness, Iowa State University
Testimony

Bob McCan
President, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Testimony

Andrei Mikhalevsky
President and CEO, California Dairies Inc.
Testimony

Ryan Turner
President, Westside Trading Company
Testimony

Terence Stewart
Managing Partner, Stewart and Stewart
Testimony

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