U.S. TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW
COMMISSION

PRESS RELEASE 13

PUBLIC HEARING OF THE
US TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION

Kansas City, Missouri

EXPERTS TO WEIGH IN ON U.S. AGRICULTURAL TRADE
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS TRADE PERSPECTIVES
U.S.-CANADA TRADE ISSUES
APRIL 26, 2000
at
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY, MO

Purpose: To take testimony on: "Agricultural Trade," "U.S. Small Business Trade," and "U.S.-Canadian Trade" and Their Importance to the U.S. Economy/U.S. Exports

(WASHINGTON, DC) -- This hearing will cover: (1) the importance of agricultural trade for the U.S. economy and the challenges facing U.S. agricultural exports in world markets; (2) U.S. small business perspectives on trade policies and the trade deficit; and (3) U.S.-Canadian trade issues with this country's third largest deficit trading partner. Experts from agribusinesses, farm organizations, labor, small business owners, and academia will address the issues confronting U.S. trade and the trade deficit.

Morning Session (9:00 am to 12:30 pm) -- Agricultural Trade and the U.S. Trade Deficit

The Chair: The Honorable Wayne D. Angell, Commissioner

• (9:00 to 9:30) -- Opening Remarks

The Honorable Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri
The Honorable Bill Graves, Governor of Kansas

• (9:30 to 10:15) -- Agricultural Trade: Its Importance, Challenges and Impacts




Panel 1:

Harry Cleberg, President/CEO, Farmland Industries, Washington, DC
Charles E. Kruse, President Missouri Farm Bureau, Jefferson, MO

• (10:15 to 11:30)




Panel 2:

Neal Fisher, Administrator, North Dakota Wheat Commission, Bismarck, ND
Leo McDonnell, President & Rancher, R-CALF, Columbus, MT
Leland Swenson, President, National Farmers Union, Aurora, CO
Representative from United Food & Commercial Workers, Washington, DC
Representative from TEAMSTERS, Washington, DC

• (11:30 to 12:30)




Panel 3:

Alan D. Barkema, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, MO
Professor Neil Harl, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Professor Dermot Hayes, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Afternoon Session (1:30 to 6:00 pm)

Agricultural Trade (Continued)

U.S. Small Business Trade Perspectives and the U.S. Trade Deficit and U.S.-Canada Trade: Its Importance and Challenges

The Chair: The Honorable Wayne D. Angell, Commissioner

• (1:30 to 2:00) -- Opening Remarks

The Honorable Thomas M. Hoenig, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

• (2:00 to 3:00) -- Agricultural Trade: Its Importance, Challenges and Impacts (Continued)




Panel 4:

Daniel Amstutz, President, North American Export Grain Association, Washington, DC
Robinn Johnson, Vice President, Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, MN

• (3:00 to 4:00) -- U.S. Small Business Trade Perspectives and the U.S. Trade Deficit




James Wilfong, Assistant for International Trade, Small Business Administration, Washington, DC
Marty Duggan, President, Small Business Exporters Association, McLean, VA
Robert E. Duncan, President, Leawood Export Finance, Inc., Overland Park, KS

• (4:00 to 5:30) -- U.S.-Canada Trade Issues: Its Importance, Challenges and Impacts




Susan Feinberg, Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Roger Johnson, Commissioner, North Dakota Agriculture Commission, Bismarck, ND
Peter Karl Kresl, Professor, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Arthur R. Ismay, President, Ismay International, L.L.C., McLean, VA

• Public Participation -- Open Mike (5:30-6:00)