Froman Urges Farm Group To Seek TPP Vote This Year, Warns Of Losing Market Access

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman on Tuesday (June 14) urged members of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) to lobby Congress for a vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership this year or risk losing not only the benefits of that agreement, but existing access in foreign markets as well. “I think that the main message at this point is the urgency of getting it done,” Froman said at the NCFC's Washington, DC conference. He noted that the National Cattleman's Beef...