Developing greater agricultural market access in India and the European Union for American farmers are key targets for the Trump administration’s nominee to lead the US Agriculture Department’s trade mission, he told senators Tuesday.
Luke Lindberg said he’s excited to build on the administration’s efforts to secure a trade deal with India and expressed concern about a "$23.6 billion trade deficit” with the European Union during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing considering his nomination as USDA’s under secretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs.
Eliminating the US’ overall agriculture trade deficit is also a top priority, Lindberg said.
“On day ...