(Washington, D.C., May 23, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue; U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Undersecretaries Greg Ibach, Ted McKinney, and Bill Northey; and other USDA staff will hold a briefing call regarding USDA’s specific plans to support farmers in response to damage from unjustified retaliation and trade disruption TODAY, Thursday, May 23rd. The briefing will be conducted via conference call beginning at 11:30am ET, and the information will be embargoed until the conclusion of the call.
*NOTE: You must RSVP to press@xxxxxxxxxxx by TODAY, Thursday, May 23rd at 10:30am ET to receive the dial in information for this call. The number of lines are limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis – please limit to one per outlet.
Participants:
- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue
- Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Bill Northey
- Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Greg Ibach
- Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Ted McKinney
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Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Brandon Lipps
- USDA’s Chief Economist, Dr. Rob Johannson
- USDA’s Trade Counsel Jason Hafemeister
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