US Chief Ag Negotiator Gregg Doud briefed state ag officials on the latest ag trade policy developments at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) meeting this week.
Topics included a new enforcement mechanism for Canadian dairy commitments relative to the USMCA, China's progress towards meeting its commitments under the Phase One trade deal and work towards a new free trade agreement with the UK.
On China, Doud reported “great progress in terms of the procedural aspects of [the Phase One] agreement and China's compliance with something like 50 of 56 or 58 procedural requirements,” according to Washington State Agriculture Director Derek Sandison. He said Doud also pointed to an increase in the pace of China's US ag commodity purchases, especially relative to corn and soybeans.
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