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| Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks to reporters at the 2025 Commodity Classic |
BrownfieldAgNews reports:
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says protecting trade relationships is one of her biggest priorities.
She says USDA will target new markets in 2025. “I hope to begin making trade trips very soon across the world. I’ve already begun conversations with several potential key significant trading partners that I think will make a huge difference to our farmers and ranchers back home.”
Speaking to reporters Sunday at the 2025 Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado,she said many farmers have expressed concerns about the potential impacts tariffs could have on ag exports. “Obviously that is my role to take that to President Trump and to the team, that is negotiating, that is working on those deals to ensure that those concerns are heard effectively and that we have a plan in place to make sure that our farm community is not compromised more.”
Rollins says she expects some tense trade negotiations over the next few months, but adds it will benefit producers in the long run.
