As the United States, Mexico and Canada prepare for a consequential review of their landmark trade agreement, Kansas agricultural leaders gathered in Olathe on October 22 to underscore the importance of stable trade relationships to the state’s farm economy.
The roundtable, hosted by Farmers for Free Trade and U.S. Representative Sharice Davids at Kansas State University’s Olathe campus, brought together representatives of eight agricultural and trade organizations, all members or partners of the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City, including Kansas Sorghum Producers President Andy Hineman of Dighton, Kansas.
“Putting our number two trading partner at risk is really scary,” Hineman said in a conversation with Brownfield Ag News. “It leads to uncertainty and instability for our farmers.”
Participants discussed the mounting pressures facing producers, including rising input costs, uncertain export markets and questions surrounding the future of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
