Fort Worth, Texas (RFD-TV) — With exports playing an important role in the farm economy, the Trump administration says recent trade agreements are creating new opportunities for U.S. producers.
Speaking during RFD-TV’s recent Rural Town Hall presented by the Western Caucus Foundation, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pointed to growing demand for several U.S. agricultural commodities.
“We’re going to have the highest on record exports for corn this year. Corn exports are expected to be up 29%. Dairy exports are expected to be up 17%. Tree nut exports are expected to be up 11%. Beef will continue to rise, but we want more beef to stay in America with the affordability issues.”
Rollins says the administration has also worked to expand market access for U.S. beef through new trade agreements.
“Obviously we’ve opened up markets in Australia, in the EU for our beef, our good beef, while we’re selling the stuff we don’t need as well to China and Asia. I think that from what we are seeing, we are seeing incredible positive numbers as a result of implementing that initial round of tariffs, but then using those tariffs to negotiate all of these deals that have opened up markets that our producers have never seen before.”
Rollins says expanding export opportunities remains a key part of the administration’s strategy to strengthen the U.S. farm economy
The full conversation with Secretary Rollins, covering trade and other key agricultural issues, premieres July 1 on RFD-TV.
