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AG TRADE PANELS SAYS U.S. MUST "LOOK BEYOND CHINA" FOR EXPORTS
Nov. 20, 2025
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| Agri-Pulse | | "Trade in Trump 2.0” panel at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual convention in Kansas City. From left to right: Gregg Doud, National Milk Producers Federation; Janna Fritz, United Soybean Board; Joe Schuele, U.S. Meat Export Federation; and Andrew Brandt, U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council. |
Agri-Pulse reports:
Kansas City, MO -- U.S. ag trade strategy is entering a new reality, with or without tariffs. That was one of the messages from a session called "Trade in Trump 2.0" at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention in Kansas City, Missouri.
National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Gregg Doud says all the "easy stuff" on ag trade was done a long time ago. "We have lived off of Chinese demand for U.S. agriculture products for about 25 years," says Doud, who served as chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative during the first Trump administration.
Now, he says it's time to move up the value chain and expand international markets for pork, poultry and dairy.
Meanwhile, U.S. Soybean Export Council Chairperson Janna Fritz says there is still a great deal of opportunity for soybeans in China, but also a lot of uncertainty. "Farmers are struggling, and we're at a point where some of these things need to be finalized," Fritz says.
The Trump administration says China has pledged to buy 12 million tons of soybeans by the end of the year. Since the week that President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, confirmed purchases total about 1.4 million tons.
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