Commodity groups pleased with proposed Japan deal

Commodity groups pleased with proposed Japan deal

Commodity groups are celebrating this weekend’s trade agreement in principle with Japan. The bi-lateral proposed deal will offset the competitive disadvantage U.S. wheat producers have with Australia and Canada, according to Josh Tonsager, vice president of policy and communications for the National Association of Wheat Growers.

“We’re anticipating and hopeful that this agreement announced yesterday will put us back onto a level playing field with those competitors,” Tonsager told Brownfield Ag News Monday, “especially as Japan has consistently been a top one or two market for U.S.

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