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United States Department of Agriculture November 4, 2015 Administrator Phil Karsting USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Southern California International Trade Summit Palm Springs, California United States Department of Agriculture United


  1. United States Department of Agriculture November 4, 2015 Administrator Phil Karsting USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Southern California International Trade Summit Palm Springs, California

  2. United States Department of Agriculture

  3. United States Department of Agriculture • What is the Foreign Agriculture Service? • Do exports matter to American agriculture? • Why is the Trans-Pacific Partnership important? • How can you get involved?

  4. United States Department of Agriculture USDA Foreign Agricultural Service ….by the numbers

  5. United States Department of Agriculture U.S. Agriculture Relies on Exports U.S. ag consumption is flattening & growth is overseas

  6. United States Department of Agriculture U.S. Agriculture Relies on Exports Exports support higher prices and expanding production Source: USDA: ERS, Farm Income and Wealth Statistics. USDA: FAS, GATS, all agriculture. CY data.

  7. United States Department of Agriculture Trade Agreements Deliver for U.S. Agriculture NAFTA Source: USDA/FAS/GATS CY data. Billion dollars.

  8. United States Department of Agriculture Standing Still is Falling Behind Source: WTO

  9. United States Department of Agriculture www.fas.usda.gov/tpp

  10. United States Department of Agriculture

  11. United States Department of Agriculture

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  14. United States Department of Agriculture Next Steps • Legal Scrub • Congressional debate and vote under TPA provisions • TPP implementation • Use leverage in other trade negotiations

  15. United States Department of Agriculture Take Action • Talk to your neighbors • Use social media to spread the word #TPP #agriculture @USDAForeignAg @pkarsting

  16. United States Department of Agriculture

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