# Senators offer bipartisan support for USDA trade nominee | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Senators from both parties expressed support for Alexis Taylor, nominated to be USDA's undersecretary for trade, at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on September 22. Chair Debbie Stabenow hopes to hold a committee vote the following week on Taylor and two other nominees.

- Date: 2022-09-22 · published 2022-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39584-senators-offer-bipartisan-support-for-usda-trade-nominee-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A confirmed trade undersecretary would shape U.S. export promotion and trade policy, but the nomination has no direct effect on feed grain prices.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| CORN | 2016-11-30 | [Farm bill wheels starting to turn \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73846-farm-bill-wheels-starting-to-turn-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +4.0% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-04-11 | [House Ag Democrats weigh GOP farm bill offer \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30726-house-ag-democrats-weigh-gop-farm-bill-offer-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2019-01-28 | [Farm subsidies to leap on $9.8 billion in trade aid \| 2019-01-28 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61080-farm-subsidies-to-leap-on-9-8-billion-in-trade-aid-2019-01-28-agri-pulse-agri.md) | +0.7% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/18280-senators-offer-bipartisan-support-for-usda-trade-nominee

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