CSG West Agriculture & Water Committee International Trade Under the Trump Administration. Gary C. Martin, President and CEO, NAEGA President, IGTC

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1 CSG West Agriculture & Water Committee International Trade Under the Trump Administration Gary C. Martin, President and CEO, NAEGA President, IGTC

2 North American Export Grain Association

3 Working Together to Make Trade Work 8/18/2017 CSG West August

4 International Grain Trade Coalition (IGTC) Aim: to achieve a market and regulatory environment supportive of trade that avoids disruptions in the international trade of grain, oilseeds, pulses and derived products. info@igtcglobal.org 8/18/2017 CSG West August

5 28 associations, 8000 businesses 85 countries NAEGA, NCGA, NGFA, USGC, USW, CRA, USSEC, ANIAME, APPAMEX CGC CAPECO GAFTA ABIOVE ANEC COCERAL UGA East African Grain Council RGU GENEVA, Switzerland SOPA, SEA CNFA, CNAGS, CGBA GTA, AGEA CIARA-CEC SACOTA

6 Global Supply through Trade Pressure has never been greater on agriculture to provide for global food security, food defense and energy security while maintaining high quality, safe products throughout the value chain. The role of international trade in agri-bulks is expanding and increasingly complex and in need of market access with sound, responsible, predictable commercial and official measures Freedom and Ability to Market is Critical

7 NAEGA s Trade Priorities Maintaining and expanding market access, tariff concessions and other provisions that have enabled economic integration. Improving regulatory coherence and cooperation by implementing enhanced science based sanitary and phytosanitary rules, such as a rapid-response mechanism that commits trading partners to swiftly notify and resolve SPS issues. Strengthening efforts to address technical barriers to trade to prevent non-tariff barriers that lack scientific merit. Increasing transparency and cooperation on activities related to modern agricultural production technologies, including seed-breeding innovations. Aligning standards, including product and ingredient registration, fortification and certification requirements. Enabling innovation of information technologies to improve logistics and regulatory implementation.

8 Values in 1000MT Source: The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service Production, Supply, and Distribution Database. Updated 10/11/2016 VLM. Values do not include intra-regional trade within the European Union. Totals include: grains barley, corn, millet, mixed grain, oats, milled rice, rye, sorghum, wheat; meal copra, cottonseed, fish, palm kernel, peanut, rapeseed, soybean, soybean (local), sunflowerseed; oil coconut, cottonseed, olive, palm, palm kernel, peanut, rapeseed, soybean, soybean (local), sunflowerseed; and oilseed copra, cottonseed, palm kernel, peanut, rapeseed, soybean, soybean (local), sunflowerseed Annual Average International Trade of Grains and Oilseeds (44,417) Canada net 38,577 U.S. net 114,638 13,375 Mexico net (22,139) 175,493 Caribbean & Central America Region net (11,978) 1,397 68,337 EU Region net 57,095 54,785 49,550 North Africa Region net (48,175) 3,503 Non-EU Region net (1,277) 4,780 70,566 Middle East Region net (64,045) 6,521 26,895 South Asia India net 11,178 Others net (10,452) 27,520 70,309 Former Soviet Union Russia net 20,760 Ukraine net 35,090 Others net 1,246 13,214 57, ,372 East Asia China net (92,137) Japan net (32,730) Korea net (19,467) Others net (10,305) 4,733 36,372 1,375 39,571 Southeast Asia Region net 13,522 South America Brazil net 130,106 Argentina net 109,440 Others net (5,302) Sub-Saharan Africa South Africa net (2,547) Others net (30,688) 6,336 71,411 30,518 Oceania Australia net 28,480 Others net (2,380) Regional Exports 4,419 Regional Imports 270,615

9 Thousands of USD$ Grain and Oilseed Trade a Success for Western States Exports of Corn, Wheat and Soybeans by CSG West States, (Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, and Hawaii) 14,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000, Corn Wheat Soybeans Total Source: USDA GATS

10 Thousands of Dollars ($USD) Asia Key Market for U.S. Grains and Oilseeds U.S. Exports to Asia - Corn, Wheat and Soybeans 25,000,000 20,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 5,000, Axis Title Corn Wheat Soybeans

11 NAFTA Grain and Oilseeds, A U.S. Success Story

12 NAFTA Ag. A U.S. Success Story

13 Inter NAFTA Ag. Trade A Success Story

14 Western States are Big Exporters to Canada and Mexico

15 Constrained timeline Identify Common Objectives Canada Mexico United States Identify Common objectives: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Biotechnology Trade facilitation E-commerce Regulatory convergence GOAL: Quick and Expeditious Negotiating Period

16 Don t Loose site of serious market access issues

17 U.S. Negotiating Objectives U.S. Objectives for Agriculture: - Maintain existing market opportunities - Eliminate non-tariff barriers - Create RRM type mechanism - WTO-plus standards for SPS, trade facilitation and TBT - Good regulatory practices and transparency

18 Making Industry s Voice Heard

19 Thank You! Contact: Gary C. Martin Phone: Website: naega.org