# U.S. farmers need trade advocates

> CoBank's economist urges the Biden administration to fill the USTR chief agricultural negotiator and USDA trade undersecretary posts. Senator Grassley has made the same call, noting the current agricultural export figures.

- Date: 2021-09-09 · published 2021-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45053-u-s-farmers-need-trade-advocates
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lack of trade leadership could slow resolution of market access issues for U.S. farm exports, but the piece is commentary rather than a new trade action.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-29 | [U.S.-China Trade Details \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14549-u-s-china-trade-details-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.9% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2023-03-30 | [Biden’s Trade Policy Comes Under Attack - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14857-biden-s-trade-policy-comes-under-attack-pro-farmer.md) | -0.5% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2025-03-04 | [USDA Prepares to Protect Farmers in a Trade War - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25559-usda-prepares-to-protect-farmers-in-a-trade-war-agweb.md) | +3.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2025-09-27 | [US soybean farmers caught in Trump's trade battle with China \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14637-us-soybean-farmers-caught-in-trump-s-trade-battle-with-china-ap-news.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-08-18 | [Farmers’ voices continue to reiterate ag trade issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40023-farmers-voices-continue-to-reiterate-ag-trade-issues.md) | +0.4% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/commentary/u-s-farmers-need-trade-advocates

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