U.S. Farmers Indo Pacific Framework -- USAGM
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- U.S. Farmers Indo Pacific Framework -- USAGM
- June 25, 2022
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English U.S. Farmers Indo Pacific Framework HEADLINE: US Farmers Welcome New Approach to Indo Pacific Trade Policy TEASER: The economic framework has farmers optimistic for new markets PUBLISHED AT: 6/24/2022 BYLINE: Kane Farabaugh CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Polo, Illinois VIDEOGRAPHER: Kane Farabaugh PRODUCER: Kane Farabaugh SCRIPT EDITORS: Bowman, Jepsen VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO __ TRT: VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: ((INTRODUCTION)) [[President Joe Biden's proposed Indo Pacific Economic Framework with key Asian nations signals a new approach for U.S. trade policy in the region. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, U.S. farmers are optimistic the Framework will provide new markets for their goods. ]] ((NARRATOR)) Before the 2016 presidential election, Illinois farmer Brian Duncan was hopeful that the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, trade agreement between the United States and many nations ringing the Pacific would boost demand for his crops, and his hogs. ((Brian Duncan, Farmer)) ((06:26:33)) “Pork is very much in demand in Asian countries, the Pacific rim, and I was really looking forward to what opportunities could come for pork sales to that part of the world.” ((NARRATOR)) But support for the TPP eroded in the United States amid claims by critics that it would disadvantage American manufacturing. When Republican Donald Trump, a fierce critic of the accord, became president in 2016, hopes of launching the TPP ended. ((Brian Duncan, Farmer)) ((6:32:00)) “Part of TPP’s role was to counter China’s growing economic influence and position the United States to be a positive force in the region. Those countries [America’s Pacific trading partners] have gone ahead without us, they left us behind on trade.” [[RADIO TRACK: Farmers aren’t the only ones expressing disappointment.]] ((Max Baucus. Former US Senator)) ((10:30)) “When we pulled out of TPP, we really abdicated our leadership and created a huge vacuum in Southeast Asia.” ((NARRATOR)) Former U.S. senator from Montana Max Baucus, now a co-chairman of the Farmers for Free Trade advocacy group, spoke at a recent online meeting about the Biden administration’s efforts to reengage with Asian nations on trade. ((Max Baucus. Former US Senator)) ((09:02)) “It’s important to establish an economic counterweight to China. That’s important. That was the whole point of TPP.” [[Radio track here ??]] ((Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau)) ((07:01:05)) “We have been strongly encouraging the Biden administration to do more in terms of building true market access.” ((NARRATOR)) The Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mark Gebhards says President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, or IPEF, announced in May is a step in the right direction. It would deepen economic ties between the United States and 12 Asian countries: Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Gebhards is looking to boost U.S. agricultural exports. ((Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau)) ((07:04:05)) “The benefit for us is to increase the market access in extremely important countries, which are very willing, very interested in our agricultural produces [products?]. For our farmers, for our members, there is a direct benefit here.” ((NARRATOR)) Gebhards wants negotiations to yield results ((Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau)) ((07:01:45)) “We want to encourage the Biden administration to get to that issue of market access. It’s great to talk, it’s a great first step but we really feel that we need more actual trade agreements put in place especially in light of the Ukrainian conflict and all the things that are happening in the world today.” [[RADIO TRACK: Farmer Brian Duncan is eager for progress.]] ((Brian Duncan, Farmer)) ((06:39:00)) “Something is better than nothing, that’s where I’m at with it.” ((NARRATOR)) The White House says the 12 nations in the Framework account for about 40 percent of global GDP. ((Brian Duncan, Farmer)) ((06:32:42)) “Sixty percent of where the world’s population is going to be [is?] in those Indo Pacific countries.” ((NARRATOR)) For now, farmer Brian Duncan is hopeful that a successor to the failed Trans-Pacific Partnership will come about. ((Brian Duncan, Farmer)) ((6:31:30)) “I think there’s hope again and realization of the importance of international trade.” ((NARRATOR)) Kane Farabaugh, VOA News, Polo, Illinois.
- Transcript/Script U.S. Farmers Indo Pacific Framework HEADLINE: US Farmers Welcome New Approach to Indo Pacific Trade Policy TEASER: The economic framework has farmers optimistic for new markets PUBLISHED AT: 6/24/2022 BYLINE: Kane Farabaugh CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Polo, Illinois VIDEOGRAPHER: Kane Farabaugh PRODUCER: Kane Farabaugh SCRIPT EDITORS: Bowman, Jepsen VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO __ TRT: VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: ((INTRODUCTION)) [[President Joe Biden's proposed Indo Pacific Economic Framework with key Asian nations signals a new approach for U.S. trade policy in the region. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, U.S. farmers are optimistic the Framework will provide new markets for their goods. ]] ((NARRATOR)) Before the 2016 presidential election, Illinois farmer Brian Duncan was hopeful that the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, trade agreement between the United States and many nations ringing the Pacific would boost demand for his crops, and his hogs. ((Brian Duncan, Farmer)) ((06:26:33)) “Pork is very much in demand in Asian countries, the Pacific rim, and I was really looking forward to what opportunities could come for pork sales to that part of the world.” ((NARRATOR)) But support for the TPP eroded in the United States amid claims by critics that it would disadvantage American manufacturing. When Republican Donald Trump, a fierce critic of the accord, became president in 2016, hopes of launching the TPP ended. ((Brian Duncan, Farmer)) ((6:32:00)) “Part of TPP’s role was to counter China’s growing economic influence and position the United States to be a positive force in the region. Those countries [America’s Pacific trading partners] have gone ahead without us, they left us behind on trade.” [[RADIO TRACK: Farmers aren’t the only ones expressing disappointment.]] ((Max Baucus. Former US Senator)) ((10:30)) “When we pulled out of TPP, we really abdicated our leadership and created a huge vacuum in Southeast Asia.” ((NARRATOR)) Former U.S. senator from Montana Max Baucus, now a co-chairman of the Farmers for Free Trade advocacy group, spoke at a recent online meeting about the Biden administration’s efforts to reengage with Asian nations on trade. ((Max Baucus. Former US Senator)) ((09:02)) “It’s important to establish an economic counterweight to China. That’s important. That was the whole point of TPP.” [[Radio track here ??]] ((Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau)) ((07:01:05)) “We have been strongly encouraging the Biden administration to do more in terms of building true market access.” ((NARRATOR)) The Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mark Gebhards says President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, or IPEF, announced in May is a step in the right direction. It would deepen economic ties between the United States and 12 Asian countries: Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Gebhards is looking to boost U.S. agricultural exports. ((Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau)) ((07:04:05)) “The benefit for us is to increase the market access in extremely important countries, which are very willing, very interested in our agricultural produces [products?]. For our farmers, for our members, there is a direct benefit here.” ((NARRATOR)) Gebhards wants negotiations to yield results ((Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau)) ((07:01:45)) “We want to encourage the Biden administration to get to that issue of market access. It’s great to talk, it’s a great first step but we really feel that we need more actual trade agreements put in place especially in light of the Ukrainian conflict and all the things that are happening in the world today.” [[RADIO TRACK: Farmer Brian Duncan is eager for progress.]] ((Brian Duncan, Farmer)) ((06:39:00)) “Something is better than nothing, that’s where I’m at with it.” ((NARRATOR)) The White House says the 12 nations in the Framework account for about 40 percent of global GDP. ((Brian Duncan, Farmer)) ((06:32:42)) “Sixty percent of where the world’s population is going to be [is?] in those Indo Pacific countries.” ((NARRATOR)) For now, farmer Brian Duncan is hopeful that a successor to the failed Trans-Pacific Partnership will come about. ((Brian Duncan, Farmer)) ((6:31:30)) “I think there’s hope again and realization of the importance of international trade.” ((NARRATOR)) Kane Farabaugh, VOA News, Polo, Illinois.
- NewsML Media Topics Economy, Business and Finance
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date June 24, 2022 22:52 EDT
- Description English The economic framework has farmers optimistic for new markets
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English