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​Individually addressed to all members of the Senate Finance Committee
 
October 5, 2017
 
Dear Senator:
 
The undersigned food and agricultural organizations and companies strongly support the confirmation of Gregg Doud as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).
 
The position of Chief Agricultural Negotiator with the rank of ambassador was created in 1997 by Congress for the express purpose of ensuring that U.S. agriculture is fully represented in trade negotiations at the highest possible level.  U.S. agricultural exports are valued at near $130 billion for 2016 and agriculture remains one of the few sectors in the overall economy that has shown a positive trade balance for decades.  The most recent figures place this value nearly $17 billion, making the role of the Chief Agricultural Negotiator as one of the most important in the entire Office of the USTR. 
  
Gregg Doud, with a strong agricultural upbringing in Kansas, possesses well-honed agricultural domestic and international trade policy experience with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the U.S. Wheat Associates, as the President of the Commodity Markets Council and a key staff member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.  He is dedicated to developing and enforcing fair and reasonable trade agreements to support U.S. agricultural exports.  His years in representing U.S. agriculture in the international trade arena will serve the entire U.S. agricultural community as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator. 
 
We believe Gregg Doud is an exceptional selection to fill the role of agricultural ambassador and we urge his swift confirmation by the Senate.
 
Sincerely,
 
ADM
 
Agri Beef
 
AgVentures NW
 
Amcot
 
American Cotton Shippers Association
 
American Farm Bureau Federation
 
American Feed Industry Association
 
American Peanut Product Manufacturers, Inc.
 
American Seed Trade Association
 
American Soybean Association
 
American Sugar Alliance
 
Animal Health Institute
 
Arizona Grain, Inc.
 
Attebury Grain
 
Bartlett Grain
 
Beachner Grain, Inc.
 
Blue Diamond Growers
 
Bunge North America
 
Cargill, Incorporated
 
Central Missouri AGRIService LLC
 
CHS, Inc.
 
CoBank
 
Columbia Grain, Inc.
 
CoMark Equity Alliance LLC
 
Corn Refiners Association
 
CropLife America
 
Dairy Business Marketing Cooperative (DBMMC)
 
D. E. Bondurant Grain Co. Inc.
 
Delta Council
 
Elanco Animal Health
 
Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc.
 
Fresh Produce Association of the Americas
 
Global Cold Chain Alliance
 
Grain and Feed Association of Illinois
 
Grain Service Corporation
 
Grocery Manufacturers Association
 
Idaho Potato Commission
 
International Dairy Foods Association
 
Kansas Grain and Feed Association
 
Land O’ Lakes – Purina  
 
Louis Dreyfus Company NA LLC
 
Mead Johnson Nutrition
 
Merck Animal Health
 
Michigan Agri-Business Association
 
Michigan Agricultural Commodities, Inc.
 
Michigan Bean Shippers
 
Minnesota Grain and Feed Association
 
National Association of Egg Farmers
 
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
 
National Association of Wheat Growers
 
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
 
National Chicken Council
 
National Corn Growers Association
 
National Cotton Council
 
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
 
National Fisheries Institute
 
National Grain and Feed Association
 
National Milk Producers Federation
 
National Oilseed Processors Association
 
National Pork Producers Council
 
National Potato Council
 
National Renderers Association
 
National Turkey Federation
 
Nebraska Grain and Feed Association
 
North American Export Grain Association
 
North American Meat Institute
 
North Dakota Grain Dealers Association
 
Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
 
Northwest Grain Growers  
 
Northwest Horticultural Council
 
Ohio Agribusiness Association
 
Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association
 
Oklahoma Grain and Feed Association
 
Pet Food Institute
 
Philip Morris International
 
Pride Ag Resources
 
Siemer Milling Company
 
Smithfield Foods
 
Superior Farms
 
Sweetener Users Association
 
Tate & Lyle
 
Team Marketing Alliance
 
Texas Grain and Feed Association
 
The Andersons
 
Tyson Foods
 
United Dairymen of Arizona
 
USA Poultry and Egg Export Council
 
USA Rice
 
U.S. Dairy Export Council
 
U.S. Dry Bean Council
 
U.S. Hide, Skin and Leather Association
 
U.S. Meat Export Federation
 
U.S. Wheat Associates
 
Wheeler Brothers Grain Company, LLC
 
Wisconsin Agri-Business Association
 
World Perspectives, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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