Dairy group urges USTR to forge new trade deals, fix barriers

Dairy group urges USTR to forge new trade deals, fix barriers

A U.S. Trade Representative’s National Trade Estimate Report shows several agricultural trade barriers remain in place.  Tony Rice from the National Milk Producers Federation says they would like to see the USTR focus on these issues and work on making new trade agreements.

Rice says a trade barrier exists in Indonesia where they require U.S. dairy plants to have a facility audit before becoming eligible for exports.  Rice says the audit requirement is duplicative as the Food and Drug Administration already audits exporters.

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