Testifying on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Wiederstein said Farm Bureau strongly opposes all artificial trade constraints such as unilateral sanctions. Wiederstein explained that American agriculture and other export dependent industries are in a critical economic situation largely because of the inability to open new markets due to the lack of fast track trade negotiating authority. The ongoing fiscal crisis in Asia is also affecting agriculture and other industries. They expanded their sales to the Soviet Union, ensuring that U.S. sanctions had virtually no economic impact. Russia still appears to restrict purchases of American wheat, fearing the United States may again use food exports as a foreign policy weapon.
Unilateral sanctions open our markets up to our competitors.
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