Ag coalition: U.S. should prioritize food security, transparency at MC13

Ahead of the World Trade Organization’s upcoming 13th ministerial conference, the U.S. should push for “achievable” outcomes on agriculture, including agreements on food security and transparency and efforts to ensure existing commitments are met, a coalition of major U.S. agricultural groups said this week, while also urging the administration to table a market-access proposal for post-MC13 talks. In a Nov. 7 letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the 30 agricultural groups say the administration...