{"id":1718,"date":"2012-02-01T17:58:17","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T17:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/federal-agency-consolidations-pose-concerns-for-usgc-ag-trade-2\/"},"modified":"2012-02-01T17:58:17","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T17:58:17","slug":"federal-agency-consolidations-pose-concerns-for-usgc-ag-trade-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/federal-agency-consolidations-pose-concerns-for-usgc-ag-trade-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Agency Consolidations Pose Concerns for USGC, Ag Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"
President Obama requested approval from Congress Friday to consolidate six federal trade and commerce agencies.<\/p>\n
This consolidation plan concerns the U.S. Grains Council, said Rebecca Bratter, vice president of international operations, because of the impact it will have on agricultural trade.<\/p>\n