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Ossoff: In ‘huge win’ for Georgia farmers, India slashes pecan tariffs

February 2, 2023 at 5:00 PM
The Indian government this week said it would cut tariffs on pecans by 70 percent, according to Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), who has worked with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and officials in India to open the country’s market to U.S. pecans. “India’s high pecan tariffs have prevented Georgia pecan exports to this market of more than one billion consumers,” Ossoff said in a Feb. 1 statement about the announcement. The 70 percent cut is “a huge win...

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