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Pork, beef industries push for trade agreement with Japan

February 7, 2017 at 3:55 PM
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Pork Producers Council are calling on President Trump to initiate trade talks with Japan, arguing that stronger access to Asian markets is a priority -- especially in the absence of any U.S. participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The Feb. 7 joint letter from NCBA and NPPC to the White House comes ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Washington on Feb. 10, where bilateral trade is expected to be discussed...

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