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United States Department of Agriculture November 4, 2015 Administrator Phil Karsting USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Southern California International Trade Summit Palm Springs, California United States Department of Agriculture United

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United States Department of Agriculture

November 4, 2015

Administrator Phil Karsting USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Southern California International Trade Summit Palm Springs, California

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United States Department of Agriculture

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United States Department of Agriculture

  • What is the Foreign Agriculture Service?
  • Do exports matter to American agriculture?
  • Why is the Trans-Pacific Partnership important?
  • How can you get involved?
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United States Department of Agriculture

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

….by the numbers

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U.S. Agriculture Relies on Exports

U.S. ag consumption is flattening & growth is overseas

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United States Department of Agriculture

U.S. Agriculture Relies on Exports

Exports support higher prices and expanding production

Source: USDA: ERS, Farm Income and Wealth Statistics. USDA: FAS, GATS, all agriculture. CY data.

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United States Department of Agriculture

Trade Agreements Deliver for U.S. Agriculture

NAFTA

Source: USDA/FAS/GATS CY data. Billion dollars.

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Standing Still is Falling Behind

Source: WTO

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United States Department of Agriculture

www.fas.usda.gov/tpp

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United States Department of Agriculture

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United States Department of Agriculture

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United States Department of Agriculture

Next Steps

  • Legal Scrub
  • Congressional debate and vote under TPA

provisions

  • TPP implementation
  • Use leverage in other trade negotiations
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United States Department of Agriculture

Take Action

  • Talk to your neighbors
  • Use social media to spread the word

#TPP #agriculture @USDAForeignAg @pkarsting

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United States Department of Agriculture