U.S. Wheat Industry Frustrated by Slow Action on FTAs
July 8
USW and NAWG released a joint statement this week calling on the U.S. government to ratify the U.S.-Colombia FTA. Noting that U.S. wheat producers will likely lose sales worth $70 million today to Canada after the Canadian parliament ratified a free trade agreement with Colombia allowing Canadian wheat to enter that Colombia duty free.
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USW Summer Board Meeting News & Photos
July 12
The USW Summer Board Meeting in Bozeman, MT, included installation of new officers, committee meetings and informative guest speakers. Oklahoman Don Schieber began his year as Chair with Washington's Randy Suess as Vice Chair, South Dakota's Darrell Davis as Sec-Treasurer, and Montana's Janice Mattson as Vice Chair. USW's Flickr photostream includes many photos from the meeting, including shots from a reception honoring Mattson's service as 2009-10 Chair.
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