WAWG
On Feb. 6, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) reintroduced the Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025 to increase funding to the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) and help American farmers compete in global markets.
“On Feb. 5, NAWG (the National Association of Wheat Growers) testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee on the state of the farm economy and called for passing a robust farm bill this year that strengthens the farm safety net and works to boost export opportunities,” said NAWG CEO Chandler Goule. “Expanding MAP and FMD resources in the farm bill will ensure that we can continue to grow and maintain strong wheat exports across the world, which would help strengthen the farm economy. NAWG was pleased to see this legislation included in the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (H.R. 8472), and we look forward to seeing a farm bill enacted this year that includes doubling MAP and FMD.”
“We appreciate this support. Export market development takes long-term effort, and increasing MAP and FMD funding assures American wheat growers can be represented in overseas markets well into the future,” said U.S. Wheat Associates President and CEO Vince Peterson. “We know that future will remain intensely competitive, so there has never been a more important time for additional support.”