The U.S. government policy must clearly and consistently promote the liberalization of the world’s trading system through both multilateral and bilateral negotiations that assure U.S. corn and corn products full access to world markets.

NCGA supports U.S. leadership in World Trade Organization (WTO) and Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations to build on the progress of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture to eliminate barriers to trade and to reduce market-distorting subsidies.

Without export markets, farm and ranch income would be significantly lower today. Last year, U.S. agricultural exports were valued at $53.6 billion, with corn exports reaching 47.7 million metric tons valued at $4.5 billion. Removing trade barriers around the world is fundamental to keeping the U.S. on the path of prosperity and long-term economic growth for the food and agriculture sector.

For a current update on ongoing FTA negotiations please visit the USTR website.