Japan-U.S. Trade negotiations Welcome voice from the midwestern United States where corn production is thriving August 28th 11:20
The Japanese and US governments have reached a de facto agreement on trade negotiations, and it has become clear that Japanese companies purchase American corn. Are in succession. As President Trump, for the next presidential election, he hopes to connect the results of negotiations with Japan to appeal to farmers affected by trade friction with China.
Prime Minister Abe and US President Trump have confirmed that they have reached a de facto agreement on trade negotiations between the United States and Japan, and aim to sign the agreement at a summit meeting in line with the UN General Assembly next month.
On the other hand, the two leaders also revealed that Japanese private companies purchase additional American corn, which is surplus in the United States due to a decrease in exports to China due to trade friction between the US and China.
In response to this, Governor Iowa and Reynolds in the Midwest, where corn production and farming are thriving, and Nebraska and Ricketts Governor have posted posts that welcome the results of the negotiations on Twitter.
The White House retweets these tweets one after another, and the Trump administration wants to highlight the outcomes of negotiations with Japan for next year's presidential election and to keep farmers supported by trade friction with China. It seems that there is an aim.