Lawmakers push for progress on produce advisory panel; USTR says it’s coming

Nearly two dozen lawmakers are pushing the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for an update on an industry advisory panel for Southeastern fruit and vegetable producers the agency last year promised to establish, though the agency says it does not have a timeline for the panel’s formation. In an Aug. 9 letter to USTR Katherine Tai, 22 Florida and Georgia lawmakers from both parties asked the agency for an update on the panel, contending that it must be established...