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Published: Apr 04, 2006

Industry News

AgOTC Says Automated Export System Changes Threaten Agriculture Exports

Changes requested by the Department of Homeland Security to a new Automated Export System would create procedural barriers, impose financial penalties and threaten the competitiveness of U.S. agriculture exporters, the Agriculture Ocean Transportation Coalition (AgOTC) said Monday (April 3) in a letter sent to the U.S. agriculture secretary and the U.S. commerce secretary.

For more information, read the AgOTC letter online.

Industry News

AgOTC Says Automated Export System Changes Threaten Agriculture Exports

Changes requested by the Department of Homeland Security to a new Automated Export System would create procedural barriers, impose financial penalties and threaten the competitiveness of U.S. agriculture exporters, the Agriculture Ocean Transportation Coalition (AgOTC) said Monday (April 3) in a letter sent to the U.S. agriculture secretary and the U.S. commerce secretary.

For more information, read the AgOTC letter online.