# Farm Bill Presents Opportunity to Address Nation's Food Security; Protect American Growers and Consumers — Constitution Partners LLC

> An opinion piece argues the USDA projects the US to be a net food importer in 2023, the first time in its history, and urges the Farm Bill to address food security. It recommends excluding tinplate steel from Section 232 tariffs and a 25% duty on Chinese processed fruit and vegetables.

- Date: 2023-05-14 · published 2023-05-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35932-farm-bill-presents-opportunity-to-address-nation-s-food-security-protect
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The argument concerns fruit and vegetable trade rather than feed grains, and it has no direct price effect on animal feed commodities.

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## Sources

- constitutionpartners.com: https://www.constitutionpartners.com/capitol-insights/farm-bill-presents-opportunity-to-address-nations-food-security-protect-american-growers-and-consumers

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