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Beyond Trade Deficit: Rethinking Trade Balance & Opportunities

Wednesday, August 6 from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Hear from experts as they discuss the dynamics of trade and opportunities in exports.

Hear keynote comments from American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall before the panel begins.

Moderator: Don Wick, President & Farm Director, Red River Farm Network

Panelists:

  • Luke Lindberg, USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agriculture
  • Jorge Cicero, Deputy Consul of Mexico in St. Paul
  • Randy Spronk, Immediate Past Chair of the U.S. Meat Export Federation
  • Chad Willis, Past Chair, U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council
  • Darin Johnson, President, MN Soybean Growers Assn.

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