Flake: ‘We’re close’ to resolving seasonal produce concerns, lifting hold on Doud

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) on Tuesday said he was close to resolving a spat with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative over a U.S. seasonal produce proposal in the NAFTA talks that led him to place a hold on the nominee for USTR’s chief agricultural negotiator position, Gregg Doud. “We’re close,” Flake told Inside U.S. Trade. “We’re getting some commitments, some meetings with [USTR Robert] Lighthizer and some of the interested stakeholders. And this as well as a letter...