The Corn Refiners Association’s President and CEO, John Bode (BOH-dee), says his group is pleased to see American and European leaders continue prioritizing improved trade relations. “We appreciate the commitment to work together to address non-tariff barriers affecting trade in food and agricultural products and consult on the digitization of trade procedures, both opportunities to make it easier for America’s agricultural exporters, including U.S. corn refiners, to trade with their EU partners,” Bode said. Elsewhere, Gregg Doud, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, said America’s farmers win when competition is fair, but also pointed out that there’s been nothing fair about the EU system. “To unlock the potential billions in new opportunities, U.S. dairy exporters need to see any new market access opportunities into the EU mirror those the EU enjoys when it ships butter, cheese, and other dairy products into the U.S. market,” Doud said.