USDA's Vilsack Testifies Trade Rules Key to Meeting Global Food Needs
In May 26, 2011 testimony before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack stated that the U.S. will play a big role in meeting the expected 70-100% increase in food demand by 2050, however, a…
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more liberalized global trade regime and better trade rules are needed to facilitate this trade. Private sector participants testified that new food trade rules are needed that make abrupt export restrictions and export bans incompatible with WTO membership. They also urged the U.S. to enact its pending trade agreements, develop additional bilateral and regional agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and enhance efforts to conclude the Doha Round.