# Secretary Perdue Provides Outlook and Overview at House Ag Committee Hearing | Farm Policy News | Illinois

> Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testified before the House Agriculture Committee at a hearing on the state of the rural economy. Lawmakers discussed NAFTA, water regulation and the farm safety net, with cotton and dairy cited as weak spots.

- Date: 2017-05-18 · published 2017-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70999-secretary-perdue-provides-outlook-and-overview-at-house-ag-committee-hearing
- 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

Signals from the new administration on NAFTA and the safety net bear on export demand and farm income, but no immediate supply change is involved.

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## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2017/05/secretary-perdue-provides-outlook-overview-house-ag-committee-hearing/

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