Ed Loyd
Ed Loyd
bone certainly food fragments pose recognize safety tolerance
We certainly recognize that there does need to be an established tolerance for bone fragments that do not pose a food safety concern.
deficit half reducing team
We're very much part of the team of reducing the deficit in half by 2009.
certainly further information informed keeping relay share situation test trading
We're certainly keeping them informed of the situation and will relay all the information we have. When we have further test results, we will share that with our trading partners.
folks lost suitcase
We have some folks who have a suitcase with them, and they have lost their homes, and they are still working.
believe consumers food hope isolated issue taiwan understand
We believe this is an isolated incident. We hope Taiwan consumers can understand that there is not an issue of food safety.
measured overall reaction
I think overall there has been a very measured reaction to the announcement.
friendly japan process rather relationship resolve
We have a very friendly relationship with Japan and we've wanted to resolve this through the negotiation process rather than retaliation.
assessment continuing eu forward level near round successful
The assessment here is that the EU has not put forward anything near the level of ambitiousness or seriousness that having a successful round would necessitate. They are continuing to be protectionist,
budget budgets priority top viability
Securing farmers' and ranchers' viability is always a top priority for the USDA. We'd need to find budget offsets.
achieve certainly coming discussing objective positive result time urgency
We all sense the urgency of coming to a positive result by the time we get to Hong Kong, and certainly that's what the two will be discussing -- how we can achieve that. We all want this objective here.
couple elsewhere finance operate prepared process running
It's going to be a long process to get (the finance center) back up and running again. We are prepared to operate elsewhere for the first couple of months.
additional guidance rule whether
We don't know whether there is need for additional rule making or for guidance to the industry.
approach common ground move process proposals talking trade trying
They're going to be talking about the U.S.-EU approach and proposals in the World Trade Organization. We're trying to find a lot of common ground so we can move the process forward,
nation percent requires
There isn't any nation in the world that requires 100 percent testing.