U.S. export customers are asking questions about the future of export policies under the Trump Administration. U.S. Soybean Export Council Chair and Nebraska farmer Jim Miller was questioned about the reliability of the U.S. as a supplier while on trade trips to China and India during the week of the election. He says he was asked by officials in both countries if trade relations were in jeopardy due to Trump’s hard stance on trade agreements and the enforcement of existing deals.
He says soybean industry officials have been advising Trump during the campaign and will continue to lay the groundwork to avoid any trade disruptions.
While at the Chinese Food Safety Summit, Miller was one of four U.S. farmers that gave a presentation to officials about biotechnology, in an effort to get the Chinese government to speed up their acceptance and approval process.
While in India the focus was on developing soybean trade with the second largest populated country in the world. He says there is potential there for U.S. exports, but they don’t currently accept biotech soybeans or other grains.
