美国、日本开始Trade Negotiations

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Trump agreed to start trade negotiations on Wednesday in an move that will likely shield Tokyo from Trump's proposed 25% duty on imports of Japanese vehicles and automotive parts, reportsCNBC..

But entering talks was considered a major concession for Abe, who will now have to carefully manage U.S. demands to open up his country's sensitive agriculture sector.

在特朗普自动关税威胁之前，东京此前明确表示，它首选跨太平洋伙伴关系的多边框架，特朗普在2017年退出的双向安排。

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says the joint statement between Trump and Abe regarding trade opportunities benefit both nations and is great news for America’s farmers and ranchers.

"This affirmation indicates the tide is turning for the better on agricultural trade," says Duvall. "Despite substantial tariffs that our potential to access Japan’s food and agriculture markets, in 2017 Japan was the fourth-largest market for our agricultural goods."

Positive movement with Japan related to trade and our countries' relationship as a whole is critical to the U.S. grains sector, says Tom Sleight, U.S. Grains Council (USGC) president and chief executive officer.

"Japan is one of the largest and most loyal buyers of U.S. grains, and our relationships with our Japanese customers run deep," says Sleight. "We are pleased to see this development in the work between our two countries."

USGC报告谈判预计将有两名批评，首先是商品和“其他关键领域，包括服务，即生产早期成就”和其他问题。

日本是美国玉米第二大买家2016/2017营销年，墨西哥之后，销售额超过1270万公吨（5.5亿蒲式耳）。根据2017年9月至2018年7月的数据，日本今年也将成为美国玉米第二大买家。

该国也是强大的高粱，大麦和蒸馏器的干燥谷物的强大购买者，日本政府最近以销售美国乙醇的添加剂或乙醇的方式修改了其国家生物燃料政策，用于燃料使用。USGC与当地工业和政府合作，为谷物产品开发市场，自1961年以来在日本工作。

Additionally, Japan and the U.S. said this week they would work together with the European Union on issues of global importance, including at the World Trade Organization (WTO).

AFBF's Duvall says the mutual agreement will address key trade issues that chould create additional opportunities down the road and lead to wider cooperation.

"The United States is the world leader in agricultural exports and this is a key development for U.S. farm exports at a time when we desperately need this kind of good news," he says.