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STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE WAYNE ALLARD 



SUBCOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AGRICULTURE AND HUNGER 



REVIEW OF LONG-TERM TRADE STRATEGY AND EXPORT POLICIES 



JUNE 23, 1994 



THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. I APPRECIATE YOUR SCHEDULING THIS 

 HEARING TO REVIEW THE LONG-TERM TRADE STRATEGY AND EXPORT 

 POLICIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. IN THIS AREA, MORE 

 THAN ANY OTHER, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE LOOK TO WHAT THE FUTURE 

 WILL BRING FOR AGRICULTURE EXPORTS. EXPORTS ARE VITAL TO THE 

 GROWTH OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL AND TO AMERICAN JOBS. IT IS 

 ESSENTIAL FOR U.S. POLICIES TO PROMOTE WHAT OUR FARMERS DO BEST: 

 PROVIDE FOOD AND FIBER THAT ARE PROCESSED, PACKAGED, SHIPPED AND 

 MARKETED AT REASONABLE PRICES TO CONSUMERS AROUND THE WORLD. 



AN INCREASED U.S. SHARE OF THE WORLD MARKET IN THE EXPORT 

 OF FARM GOODS IS THE KEY TO PROSPERITY IN AGRICULTURE. BY USING 

 OUR EXPORT PROGRAMS AGGRESSIVELY, WE WILL CREATE JOBS FOR 

 AMERICAN WORKERS NOW WHILE INCREASING MARKETS FOR AMERICAN 

 FARMERS WELL INTO THE FUTURE. ADDITIONALLY, TAX REVENUES AND THE 

 NATIONAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT WILL BE INCREASED. 



THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF RURAL AMERICA IS LINKED TO 

 INCREASED TRADE, IN AGRICULTURE AND OTHER PRODUCTS. THROUGH 

 INCREASED TRADE WE CAN PROVIDE JOBS AND A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE 

 AMERICAN PEOPLE. EVERY ADDITIONAL BILLION DOLLARS OF NEW EXPORTS 

 MEANS 20,000 NEW JOBS. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS ALONE PROVIDE ONE 



