Hawley Fights for Missouri Farmers Amid EU Import Mandates
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent letters to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai and international grain trader, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)'s Chief Executive Officer Juan Luciano, regarding the European Union (EU)'s new environmental mandate prohibiting the import of certain commodities, such as soybeans, if they do not satisfy specific EU “deforestation” standards. Senator Hawley urges Tai and Luciano to consider the impact on Missouri farmers.
The implementation of this...