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China’s Agricultural Policies: Trade, Investment, Safety, and Innovation

 

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Location: Russell Senate Office Building, 328A

Washington, DC

 

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM:           Opening Remarks: Chairman Robin Cleveland and Commissioner Carte Goodwin

9:05 AM – 11:05 PM:          Panel I: China’s Food Security Policies and U.S.-China Trade in Agriculture

  • Ambassador Darci Vetter, General Manager, Public Affairs, Edelman; Former Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the United States Trade Representative  (Testimony)
  • Dr. Fred Gale, Senior Economist, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Testimony)
  • Bill Westman, Senior Vice President of International Affairs, North American Meat Institute (Testimony)
  • Thomas Sleight, President and CEO, U.S. Grains Council (Testimony)

11:05 PM – 11:20 PM:        Break

11:20 PM – 1:20 PM:          Panel II: Chinese Biotech Policy and Food Safety

  • Dr. Carl Pray, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Rutgers University (Testimony)
  • Nathan Fields, Director of Biotechnology, National Corn Growers Association (Testimony)
  • Dr. Holly Wang, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University (Testimony)
  • Michael Robach, Board Director Chairman, Global Food Safety Initiative and Vice President for Food Safety, Cargill (Testimony)

1:20 PM:                              Adjourn

Statements for the Record:

  • Dr. David Ortega, Assistant Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University (Statement)
  • American Soybean Association and U.S. Soybean Export Council (Statement)
  • Howard Minigh, President, CropLife International (Statement)
  • Joseph Damond, Executive Vice President for International Affairs, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (Statement)
Transcript
April 26, 2018 Hearing Transcript.pdf3.39 MB

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