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USDA-FAS Administrator Phil Karsting Heads to St. Louis for Trade Roundtable

Apr 09, 2015

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) heads to St. Louis this week to host a round table discussion on the importance of trade to the state and regional economy.

USDA Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS) Administrator Phil Karsting will conduct the discussion on Friday at Bunge Headquarters in St. Louis. Priorities of the roundtable include Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and new or emerging opportunities for agriculture export markets. Participants will also visit Bunge’s Fairmont City, Ill. River Terminal.

The American Soybean Association (ASA) worked with FAS and Bunge to arrange the roundtable and will attend the discussion and tour.