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STATEMENT OF THE U.S. FEED GRAINS COnNCIL TO 



THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AGRICTJLTURE AND HUNGER AND 



THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INFORMATION, JUSTICE, TRANSPORTATION AND AGRICULTURE 



REGARDING THE MISSION OF THE FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 



Presented by Richard Krajeck, Vice President 



November 10, 1993 



Mr. Chairmen, thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the U.S. Feed 

 Grains Council on the mission of the Foreign Agricvilture Service (FAS). 1 am 

 Richard Krajeck, Vice President of the U.S. Feed Grains Council. 



The U.S. Feed Grains Council is a private, non-profit market development 

 organization that represents the international market interest of U.S. producers 

 of corn, sorghum, barley and their by-products, as well as, over 70 related 

 agribusinesses. Our mission is to build profitability for the U.S. feed grains 

 industry through the development and servicing of export markets. 



He appreciate and welcome the opportunity to present our thoughts on the 

 reorganization of the Foreign Agricultural Service. As a Cooperator with FAS for 

 over 30 years, we have enjoyed a strong, symbiotic working relationship with FAS. 

 The Cooperator program was established in 1955 and is a partnership between FAS 

 and the private sector with the goal of building overseas markets for U.S. 

 agricultural products. 



Like all organizations with international programs, we find that the demands for 

 a greater variety of services to meet a more competitive marketplace has 

 seriously strained the limited resources of FAS and all international 

 agricultural organizations. 



Mr. Chairman, you asked in your letter of invitation that we comment on some 

 specific areas of FAS organization. The fundamental question when examining any 

 aspect of the operations of the Foreign Agricultural Service should be, "Does 

 this program contribute to the profitability of U.S. agriculture through the 

 development and servicing of export markets?" FAS programs that contribute to 

 the increased profitability of U.S. farmers and agribusinesses should be 

 strengthened, while programs that do not meet this standard should be 

 restructured or discontinued. 



Consolidation of FAS and OICD 



We believe that the consolidation of FAS and the Office of Cooperation and 

 International Development (OICD) is a positive step that will benefit both 

 programs and strengthen the overseas raissions of both organizations. While the 

 missions of both organizations have been important and they have had their 

 respective roles in supporting U.S. agriculture, there have been instances where 

 there was duplication of effort and under rare circumstances, they have even 

 operated at cross purposes. We believe that bringing both organizations under 

 one administrator will increase the benefit to U.S. agriculture by improving the 

 coordination of these agencies and refocusing the efforts of OICD to concentrate 



Building Markets for America's Grains 



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