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Trump administration pushing for more farm exports to China

President Trump is pushing for an extra $25 billion in U.S. agricultural products to be exported to China, which is part of the agenda when Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross travels there to continue trade talks.  Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says Ross will carry with him a list of U.S. farm commodities.

“Specifically on commodities that we believe we could expand our exports to China with,” said Secretary Perdue in comments provided by the USDA.

The list doesn’t yet total $25 billion dollars’ worth of agriculture products, Perdue told reporters.  “But we think we can grow into that amount,” he said.

China has recently said it’s willing to import more U.S. farm commodities.  The U.S. currently exports about $20 billion worth of farm goods to China every year.