The U.S. aims to wrap up negotiations on the 14-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework this year, but not before key provisions on sustainability are added to the agriculture chapter of the deal, Chief U.S. Agriculture Negotiator Doug McKalip said Monday. Due to the benefits of the agreement, "We want to get it on the books as quickly as we can,” McKalip said in a speech at the Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Issues Summit West. He reassured Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo this week that the goal is to finish IPEF this year.

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