WASHINGTON, D.C. (RFD-TV) — After a month on the road, Farmers for Free Trade’s “Motorcade for Trade” has reached the National Mall in Washington, D.C., completing a 2,800-mile journey through 11 states to gather farmers’ input on trade priorities.
Brian Kuehl, Executive Director of Farmers for Free Trade, joined us on Tuesday’s Market Day Report to share more about the tour, which included multiple town halls and farm stops, allowing producers to share their views on the importance of expanded export markets and the challenges of trading with countries that “don’t always play fair.”
In his interview with RFD-TV News, Kuehl says the effort aims to remind policymakers that free and fair trade remains essential to farm profitability, especially as U.S.–China relations begin to stabilize and soybean prices see modest improvement.
Among the group’s key priorities:
- New market agreements with meaningful tariff reductions
- Exemptions for agricultural inputs from tariffs
- A constructive USMCA review process
- An overall reduction in global trade tensions
Lewis Williamson with HTS Commodities joined RFD-TV’s Market Day Report to share insight into what’s happening on the ground and in the markets.
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