BRAZIL -Congressman King and Senator Grassley are meeting with South American agriculture officials this week on the trade positions of Brazil and Argentina in WTO negotiations. The pair is working in these competitive export countries this week as part of a small congressional delegation led by Grassley.

The group plans to examine trade, environment, alternative energy, transportation and intellectual property issues in talks with officials this week.

“I’m pushing the authorities here for strong promotion of GMO soybeans, so together, we can get world acceptance for U.S. GMO soybeans,” said King.

“We hope to discuss moving forward with WTO negotiations with the agriculture and trade authorities, so we can consider these outcomes in the writing of the 2007 Farm Bill. We want to ensure WTO negotiations are fair and U.S. has sufficient market access. Right now I’m concerned that other countries like Brazil have more of an advantage in trade negotiations,” added King.

King currently serves on the House Agriculture Committee and the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management and the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.