WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement today after President Donald Trump signed a new free trade agreement with South Korea:

“Nebraska ag producers need international market access so they can deliver their products to the world. South Korea is one of our state’s top customers. I have long supported modernizing trade agreements like this because it will provide certainty for our farmers and ranchers.”

Background

- On September 26, 2017, Senator Fischer met with South Korea’s Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong on the KORUS FTA.

- On September 5, 2017, Senator Fischer wrote a letter a letter to President Donald Trump urging him not to terminate the KORUS FTA.

Key Nebraska Ag Stats

South Korea is Nebraska agriculture’s fifth-largest international customer. Nebraska is South Korea’s second largest American supplier of beef and its fourth largest American supplier of pork. In 2017, South Korea imported $500 million of Nebraska agricultural products. Click here for more information.