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Beef, Pork industries push for FTA vote
Mon, 09 May 2011 16:56:05 CDT
May is World Trade Month. It is also National Beef Month. This combination spurred three letters from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association to urge President Obama as well as the Congress to expedite the three pending trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia. NCBA President Bill Donald said the United States cannot afford to wait any longer to implement the trade pacts, "Each day that goes by without implementing these agreements is another day we risk losing American jobs by losing market share to other countries. Future growth of the U.S. economy depends upon our ability to produce and sell products competitively in the global marketplace."
Meanwhile, the National Pork Producers Council and 39 state pork associations have sent a letter to congressional leaders urging FTA approval. NPPC President Doug Wolf says these nations in question are crucial markets for U.S. agricultural products and he says his industry stands to gain sales with implementation of the FTAs. Further, he says, the trade agreements will create thousands of pork industry jobs. The letter points out that these potential gains could become losses as the U.S. relinquishes export sales to nations that have already implemented FTAs with the three nations in question.
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