JAMES CHRISTIE

Work in support of the passage of the KORUS FTA and the US-Columbia FTA

Meetings with Congressional officials and USDA officials concerning the potential for USDA to purchase more California canned pears and fruit cocktail for their various feeding programs.

Work related to the KORUS FTA and Mexican trucking issue as it impacts California table grapes.

No lobbying activities for this period.

Support of full funding for Market Access Programs (MAP) and rejection of $40 million in cuts to this program in 2011.

Ensuring USDA procurement procedures for the school feeding program are consistent with California fruit processor timing and needs; encourage greater purchases of canned foods for US government feeding programs; support of HR 4638.

California exports to Mexico declined by 22% in value in 2009, largely due to Mexico's 20% retaliatory tariff over the US-Mexico cross border trucking dispute. Mr. Christie lobbied in support of a resolution to this dispute.

Work to resolve trade barriers for fresh sweet cherries to target export markets

Working to resolve trade barriers for fresh sweet cherry and apple exports to Japan, China, Mexico and other markets.

Working to resolve trade barriers for sweet cherries and apples to Japan, China, Mexico and other countries.

Working with the U.S. and Mexico to resolve Mexican tariff issues on US table grape exports

Trucking issues and retaliatory tariffs in Mexico; US government purchases of processed pears.

Trucking issues and retaliatory tariffs in Mexico; US government purchases of processed pears

Elimination of SPS trade barriers and reduction and/or elimination of tariff barriers for California grapes in global markets.

Elimination of trade barriers for US potato exports to Japan, Central America and China. Negotiations regarding the US-Israel Free Trade Agreement

Elimination of trade barriers for US fresh potato exports to Japan, Mexico and China.

Elimination of SPS trade barriers and reduction and/or elimination of tariff barriers to trade for California table grapes in global markets.

Elimination of trade barriers for US potato exports to Japan, Central America and China. Negotiations over the US-Israel Free Trade Agreement.

Increasing the compatibility between US chemical residue standards for California raisins with those in Japan, Codex, the European Union and other export markets; other market access issues for California raisins in global markets.

Elimination of SPS trade barriers and reduction and/or elimination of tariff barriers to trade for US cranberries in global markets.

Market access efforts for California sweet cherry exports to Japan and China; elimination of Japan's methyl bromide fumigation requirement for Califonria sweet cherry imports.

Elimination of trade barriers for US fresh potato exports to Japan, Mexico, China, Korea, Venezuela, Taiwan and Thailand. Elimination of trade barriers on US seed potato exports to Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Panama and Uruguay.

Elimination of SPS trade barriers and reduction and/or elimination of tariff barriers to trade for California table grapes in global markets.

Elimination of phytosanitary trade barriers for California stone fruit (apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums) exports to Mexico.

Maintaining open markets for Northwest apple exports to Mexico; improving market access for Northwest sweet cherry exports to Japan; elimination of quarantine requirements for apple exports to Japan, Australia and South Africa; other market access issues for apple exports to India, Israel, Vietnam and China.

Elimination of trade barriers for U.S. potato exports to Japan, Central America, China, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam; negotiations within the WTO and the Andean FTA.

Work towards increasing the compatibility between U.S. chemical residue standards for California raisins with those in Japan, Codex, the European Union and other export markets; miscellaneous market access issues for California raisins in global markets.

Elimination of SPS trade barriers and reduction and/or elimination of tariff barriers to trade for U.S. cranberries in global markets.

Market access efforts for California sweet cherry exports to Japan and China, elimination of Japan's methyl bromide fumigation requirement on California sweet cherry imports.

Elimination of trade barriers for U.S. fresh potato exports to Japan, Mexico, China, Korea, Venezuela, Taiwan and Thailand. Elimination of trade barriers for U.S. seed potato exports to Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Panama and Uruguay.

Elimination of SPS trade barriers and reduction and/or elimination of tariff barriers to trade for California table grapes in global markets.

Elimination of phytosanitary trade barriers for California stone fruit (apricots, peaches, nectaries, plums) to Mexico.

Maintaining open markets for Northwest apples to Mexico; elimination of quarantine requirements for apples in Japan, Australia and South Africa; other market access issues for apples in India, Israel, Vietnam and China.

Market access efforts for California sweet cherry exports to Japan and China; elimination of Japan's methyl bromide fumigation requirements on sweet cherry imports.

Elimination of SPS (phytosanitary and sanitary) trade barriers, reduction and/or elimination of tariff barriers to trade for US cranberries in global markets.

Work towards increasing the compatibility between US chemical residue standards with those in Japan, Codex, the European Union and other export markets.

Elimination of SPS (phytosanitary and sanitary issues) trade barriers, reduction and/or elimination of tariff barriers to trade for California table grapes in global markets.

Elimination of trade barriers for US fresh potato exports to Japan, Mexico, China, Korea, Venezuela, Taiwan and Thailand. Elimination of trade barriers on seed potato exports to Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Panama and Uruguay.

The elimination of SPS (phytosanitary and sanitary issues) trade barriers, reduction and/or elimination of tariff barriers to trade for California table grapes in global markets.

Elimination of phytosanitary trade barriers for the export of California stone fruits (apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums) to Mexico.

Elimination of trade barriers for US potato exports to Japan, Central America, China, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam; negotiations within the WTO and the Andean FTA.

Work on compatibility of US chemical residue standards with those in Japan, The European Union, Codex and other international target markets.

Increasing the compatibility between US chemical residue standards and Japan, the European Union, Codex, Australia, Canada, Mexico and other target countries; providing information to USTR for European Union tariff concessions during WTO negotiations; lifing the ban on magnesium hydroxide as a food additive in Japan; working with various domestic and international governments to secure HS code clarification and expansion for juice and dried; working with US and German industries to clarify health labeling requirements.

Maintaining open market access to Mexico, elimination of quarantine requirements in Japan, other market access isses for apples in India, Japan and Mexico.

Increasing the compatibility of US chemical residue standards with those of Japan, the European Union, Codex,Australia, Canada, and other target countries. Providing information to USTR for EU tariff concessions during WTO negotations. Lifitng the ban on magnesium hydroxide as a food additive in Japan. Securing HS code clarification between US and foreign governments and expanding HS codes for cranberry juice and dried berries. Working with US and German industries to clarify health labeling requirements.

Elimination of SPS (phytosanitary, sanitary and chemical residue) trade barriers; reduction and/or elimination of tariff barriers to trade for California table grapes in global markets.