Joint Public Hearing

Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities

Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops

to Review the Effectiveness of Agricultural Export Programs

Thursday, April 24th, 1997

9:30 a.m. - Noon

1300 Longworth House Office Building

PANEL 1

Mr. Chris Goldthwait, General Sales Manager, Foreign Agricultural Service, United States Department of Agriculture

accompanied by: Denise Fetters, Acting Director of the Marketing Operations Staff, Foreign Agricultural Service

PANEL 2

Mr. Glen Buckley, Chairman, U.S. Feed Grains Council

Mr. Fred L. Starrh, President, Cotton Council International

Mr. James E. Huff, Vice President of Graves Brothers Company,

representing the Florida Citrus Commission accompanied by: Mr. Gordon E. Hart, Director of International Marketing, Florida Department of Citrus

Mr. John L. Rice, Sales Manager & Co-owner of Rice Fruit Company,

representing the U.S. Apple Association

Mr. Bryant H. Wadsworth, Executive Vice President, U.S. Meat Export Federation

PANEL 3

Mr. Phil McLain, President, U.S. Wheat Growers Association

Mr. John A. Burritt, Chairman, National Oilseed Processors Association

Mr. Douglas D. Sims, President & Chief Executive Officer, CoBank

Mr. Robert W. Wichmann, Corporate Vice-President, Pioneer Seed