Georgia is the main pecan-producing state (Representational)
Washington:
A bunch of influential lawmakers from Georgia on Friday celebrated the choice of the Indian authorities to scale back tariff of US pecan exports by 70 per cent.
The transfer would profit hundreds of farmers and is an enormous deal for the American pecan trade, they mentioned.
Senator Raphael Warnock mentioned he’s thrilled to see months of advocacy on behalf of Georgia pecan growers and sellers repay.
“Georgia produces almost a 3rd of America’s pecans, and this announcement from the Indian authorities is welcome information that can broaden international entry to Georgia, and additional cement our state’s standing as a chief agriculture state,” mentioned the Senator who’s a member of the Senate Agriculture committee.
Home Agriculture Committee Vice Chair Austin Scott, Rating Member of the Home Agriculture Committee David Scott, and Rating Member of the Home Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Growth, Meals and Drug Administration, and Associated Businesses, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. in a joint assertion applauded the choice of India’s authorities to scale back tariffs on US pecan exports by 70 per cent.
The choice displays over a decade of bipartisan, collaborative efforts on behalf of America’s pecan growers, they mentioned. Georgia is the highest pecan producing state within the US and the native trade is valued at USD 250 million.
“The announcement that India will decrease the tariffs on US pecans by 70 per cent is an enormous deal for Georgia pecan growers and the American Pecan Trade,” Bishop mentioned.
“A lot of the worldwide provide of pecans is grown proper right here in Georgia, and I commend India’s determination to scale back tariffs on our pecan exports and permit us into their rising market,” mentioned Scott.
“That is greater than a win for pecan farmers, this can be a win for Georgia, and it could not have been executed with out the laborious work of my colleagues Representatives Sanford Bishop and David Scott,” he mentioned.
Congressman Scott thanked the US Commerce Consultant and the US Division of Agriculture for the years of laborious work that led to this consequence. “I look ahead to working with Ambassador Tai and Secretary Vilsack, alongside newly-confirmed Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip and Beneath Secretary Alexis Taylor, on securing extra commerce wins for the agriculture trade,” he mentioned.
Samantha McLeod, the Govt Director of the Georgia Pecan Growers Affiliation, was excited concerning the alternative to broaden the US pecan export market to India.
“Pecans are grown in 15 states, together with Georgia, and have a major influence on these rural communities-the discount of the tariff on US pecan exports to India will be certain that our trade continues to broaden and thrive,” he mentioned.
Marianne Brown, Govt Board Member of the Nationwide Pecan Federation and Pecan Grower in Leesburg, Georgia, mentioned Pecans are an important portion of the agricultural financial system in Georgia and opening the export market to India will make sure the trade continues to develop and thrive.
Georgia is the main pecan-producing state, accounting for about one-third of complete US manufacturing.
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