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This resolution expresses Congress's view that the government must urgently develop more effective food and agricultural trade policies. The resolution highlights the critical importance of the U.S. food and agriculture industries, which generated $9.6 trillion in economic output in 2023 and exported nearly $200 billion worth of products. However, the resolution notes a concerning 9% decline in agricultural exports and a predicted trade deficit of $37 billion in 2024, contrasting with the historical trade surplus. The resolution calls for a comprehensive approach to trade policy, including securing new market access, supporting domestic trade promotion programs, negotiating trade agreements with key partners, enforcing existing trade agreements, eliminating non-scientific trade barriers, and pursuing a global trading system based on sound scientific principles. The ultimate goal is to maintain and restore the United States' global agricultural trade leadership by proactively addressing tariff and non-tariff barriers that currently restrict U.S. food and agricultural exports in markets across Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/230/all-info