|  | Fast Track and Agriculture |
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U.S. agriculture increasingly looksoverseas to expand sales and boost incomes. For many farmproducts, a substantial percentage of domestic production isshipped overseas. In addition, many sectors of agriculture findtheir sales heavily concentrated in only one or two foreignmarkets. Given this situation, an effective U.S.government-industry partnership to improve access to existingmarkets and open new markets is critical. Fast track legislationwill help us negotiate new trade agreements aimed at achievingthese objectives.

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**GENERAL**

| What's at Stake        for American Agriculture?         | Exports Are Vital        to U.S. Agricultural Products |
|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| What's at Stake for        U.S. Workers and the Economy? | Goals and Priorities        for Using Fast Track       |
| Trade Agreements and Food        Safety                  | What's at Stake in Future WTO        Negotiations?     |

**COMMODITIES**

| What's at Stake for        Beef?                  | What's at Stake        for Citrus?           |
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| What's at Stake for        Corn?                  | What's at Stake for        Cotton?           |
| What's at Stake for        Fruit?                 | What's at Stake for        Fishery Products? |
| What's at Stake for        Tree Nuts?             | What's at Stake for        Pork?             |
| What's at Stake        for Poultry?               | What's at Stake for        Rice?             |
| What's at Stake        for Soybeans and Products? | What's at Stake for        Vegetables?       |
| What's at Stake for        Wheat?                 | What's at Stake for        Wine?             |
| What's at Stake for        Wood Products?         |                                         |

**STATES**

| Alabama               | Alaska        | Arizona      |
|-----------------------|---------------|--------------|
| Arkansas              | California    | Colorado     |
| Delaware              | Florida       | Georgia      |
| Hawaii                | Idaho         | Illinois     |
| Indiana               | Iowa          | Kansas       |
| Kentucky              | Louisiana     | Maryland     |
| Michigan              | Minnesota     | Minnesota    |
| Mississippi           | Missouri      | Montana      |
| North        Carolina | North Dakota  | Nebraska     |
| Nevada                | New England   | New Jersey   |
| New Mexico            | New York      | Ohio         |
| Oklahoma              | Oregon        | Pennsylvania |
| South        Carolina | South Dakota  | Tennessee    |
| Texas                 | Utah          | Virginia     |
| Washington State      | West Virginia | Wisconsin    |
| Wyoming               |          |         |

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| *Last modified: Thursday, September 17, 1998* |