WAWG
This week, National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) CEO Chandler Goule met with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-Texas), House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) to discuss the difficult economic conditions in wheat country and NAWG’s policy priorities. NAWG Vice President David Schemm was in town for part of the week and joined Goule for his meeting with Chairman Roberts. They highlighted the historic dip in wheat prices; the fact that loan rates have been triggered resulting in the availability of Loan Deficiency Payments for the first time in years; the announcement of the enforcement action USTR initiated this week against China’s domestic support programs for wheat, corn, and rice; and trade with Cuba. Additionally, Goule briefed the leaders on NAWG’s efforts to develop wheat’s priorities for the next Farm Bill, including an overview of NAWG’s Farm Bill survey, which has already garnered 250 responses.
May 19, 2025