CONTENTS 



November 10, 1993 



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Condit, Hon. Gary A., a Representative in Congress from the State of Califor- 

 nia, prepared statement 9 



Penny, Hon. Timothy J., a Representative in Congress from the State of 

 Minnesota, opening statement 1 



Thomas, Hon. Craig, a Representative in Congress from the State of Wyo- 

 ming, prepared statement 11 



Witnesses 



Goldthwait, Christopher E., Acting General Sales Manager and Assistant 

 Administrator, Export Credits, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture 2 



Prepared statement 69 



Response to written questions 21 



Johnson, Karl, president, National Pork Producers Council, on behalf of the 



Export Processing Industry Coalition 35 



Prepared statement 93 



Krajeck, Richard, vice president, U.S. Feed Grains Council 39 



Prepared statement 105 



Mendelowitz, Allan I., Managing Director, International Trade, Finance, and 

 Competitiveness, General Government Division, U.S. General Accounting 



Office 5 



Prepared statement 81 



Response to written questions 17 



Notar, Russell C, president and chief executive officer. National Cooperative 



Business Association 42 



Prepared statement 112 



Terhaar, Allen A., director, foreign operations. National Cotton Council of 



America, and executive director. Cotton Council International 37 



Prepared statement 97 



November 16, 1993 



Condit, Hon. Gary A., a Representative in Congress from the State of CaUfor- 

 nia, prepared statement 129 



Penny, Hon. Timothy J., a Representative in Congress from the State of 

 Minnesota, opening statement 115 



Witnesses 



Colon, Sharon L.L., vice president, area manager. United States and Canada, 



CoBank — National Bank for Cooperatives 138 



Prepared statement 216 



O'ConneU, Paul F., Director, Alternative Agriculttu-al Research and Commer- 



ciaUzation Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture 118 



Prepared statement 159 



Seng, Philip M., president and chief executive officer, U.S. Meat Export 



Federation 134 



Prepared statement 198 



Walker, Robert L., secretary, Maryland Department of Agriculture, and chair- 

 man, world trade committee, National Association of State Departments 



of Agriculture 116 



Prepared statement 153 



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