US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will visit India, Japan, Vietnam and several other countries in the coming weeks to participate in talks aimed at reviewing tariffs on US agricultural products.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Rollins said the US will urge its major trading partners to increase imports of US agricultural products and address trade imbalances. “A lot of agreements are being negotiated right now,” Rollins said, adding that he will address these issues in the UK next week, followed by visits to Italy, Vietnam, Japan and India. The visits are part of US President Donald Trump’s overall cabinet effort to increase the share of American products in global markets, Rollins said. Trump has imposed high tariffs on many foreign products since taking office for a second term in January. Rollins’ remarks came after the second round of customs negotiations between Japan and the US in Washington last week. In talks with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other US officials, Japan’s chief negotiator Ryosei Akazawa agreed to begin intensified ministerial-level negotiations from mid-May and reach a mutually beneficial agreement by June.
