USTR, USDA launch seasonal and perishable ag advisory committee

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the Agriculture Department on Tuesday announced the launch of a long-awaited advisory committee aimed at boosting the competitiveness of U.S. agricultural products grown in the Southeast. The new Seasonal and Perishable Agricultural Products Advisory Committee will provide recommendations on “administrative actions and legislation that would promote the competitiveness of Southeastern U.S. producers of seasonal and perishable agricultural products,” they said in an Oct. 17 Federal Register notice . As part of their...