{"id":415,"date":"2019-12-04T10:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/?p=415"},"modified":"2020-10-06T10:33:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T14:33:24","slug":"japans-upper-house-approves-historic-u-s-japan-agreement-on-agricultural-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/japans-upper-house-approves-historic-u-s-japan-agreement-on-agricultural-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s Upper House Approves Historic U.S.- Japan Agreement on Agricultural Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013<\/strong> Today, the National Potato Council cheered the passage of the U.S.-Japan Agreement on Agricultural Trade by Japan\u2019s Upper House. Pending official announcements by both countries\u2019 trade ministries, the pact will be enacted on January 1, 2020. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs the largest export market for U.S. potatoes, Japan is vital for the continued health and prosperity of America\u2019s potato growers and industry partners. Today\u2019s action will restore tariff reductions and place the U.S. potato industry on a level playing field with our foreign competitors. &nbsp;Looking forward, NPC and our domestic partners will continue to work to expand access to the vital Japanese market for high quality U.S. potato exports,\u201d said Kam Quarles, CEO of the National Potato Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s action solidifies the trade benefits previously negotiated under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, and the U.S. potato industry appreciates the work of Ambassador Lighthizer, Secretary Perdue, and the teams at the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Foreign Agricultural Service, and the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service for getting this pact over the finish line,\u201d said Jared Balcom, Chairman of NPC\u2019s Trade Affairs Committee and a farmer from Pasco, Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once fully implemented, the agreement will reduce and eventually remove tariffs on U.S. frozen and flaked potatoes. Japan is the U.S. potato industry\u2019s largest export market with exports totaling over $350 million in the past year. Given a competitive tariff regime and reasonable market access agreements, it is believed that this market can grow by another $150 million annually (42%) in the very near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The National Potato Council represents the interests of U.S. potato growers on federal legislative, regulatory, environmental and trade issues. The value of U.S. potato production is over $3.7 billion annually and supports hundreds of thousands of jobs both directly and indirectly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the National Potato Council cheered the passage of the U.S.-Japan Agreement on Agricultural Trade by Japan\u2019s Upper House.  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