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AFBF: Poll Shows Strong Support for TPP Trade Deal
USAgNet - 08/24/2016
A new poll from Morning Consult shows most voters favor fair trade, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement pending in Congress.
"Most Americans support free trade and most farmers do, too," said American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall. "Exports account for almost a quarter of American farm receipts, so opposing fair trade agreements like TPP doesn't make a lot of sense to
rural America."
Among other things, the August poll found that 57 percent of registered voters have a favorable view of "fair trade" and 50 percent said they would be more likely to support TPP if they knew it would provide new markets overseas for U.S. farm products.
After Americans were told TPP would increase net farm income by $4.4 billion and agricultural exports by $5.3 billion, 52 percent said they would be more likely to support TPP. More than half say an estimated increase of 40,100 jobs resulting from the
agreement would make them more likely to support TPP.
And 52 percent of voters say they would be more likely to support TPP if they knew the deal would increase annual income in the U.S. by $131 billion.
Duvall says most trade deals start out with loud opposition, only to fade away once the details become known.
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump say they oppose the current Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade deal.
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