Washington Report

The Obama administration’s pick for top agricultural trade negotiator, Darci Vetter said this week she would seek full tariff elimination for all goods in the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership. “Our goal at the moment is to go line-by-line with those countries and those products to achieve the best and fullest market access,” Vetter said in testimony at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

The U.S. Business Coalition for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which includes the National Chicken Council, this week sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman urging a “high standard” agreement be negotiated.