USDA Reappoints Cullman to U.S. Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is pleased to announce that AFIA’s President and CEO Constance Cullman has been reappointed to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service’s Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) for Trade. The APAC advises the secretary of agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on U.S. trade policies, including new and existing trade agreements.

“It has been an honor to serve on the APAC for the last four years on behalf of the total U.S. feed and pet food industry, and I welcome this opportunity for continued engagement,” Cullman said. “Last year, our industry exported $13.4 billion in animal food products, and we expect that number to grow with science- and evidence-based trade rules and standards that foster innovation in the marketplace and the removal of restrictive trade barriers. Our international customers have told us that the U.S. animal food industry’s products and manufacturing systems are recognized as best-in-class, and we aim to continue delivering on that promise across food and agriculture systems worldwide.”

The APAC is one of seven advisory committees established by Congress in 1974 to ensure that U.S. agricultural trade policy objectives reflect U.S. public- and private-sector commercial and economic interests. The USDA and USTR manage the committees. Gina Tumbarello, AFIA's senior director of global strategies, policy and trade, also serves on the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds.

Cullman will serve on the committee until 2028. For more information, see USDA’s press release.

Source: Grain Journal