The chief ag negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says discussions on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework are expected to resume in the New Year.
But Doug McKalip says another ministerial meeting has not been scheduled yet.
“The focus is for the months ahead is to continue working with IPEF partners to realize the promise of the effort we’ve put into this framework so far.”
McKalip says a lot of work has been done to develop the agriculture portion of the trade pillar in the last year, which takes a closer look at sustainability and animal/plant health regulations.
