A Governor-led trip to the United Kingdom and Ireland looked to expand trade opportunities for South Dakota businesses.<\/p>\n
The trip offered some unexpected opportunities for two of South Dakota\u2019s big industries: beef and ethanol.<\/p>\n
In June, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order detailing some trade agreements with the United Kingdom. In that, he said the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal would create \u201cbillions of increased market access for beef, ethanol and other American agricultural exports.\u201d<\/p>\n
That deal dropped UK tariffs on beef and ethanol to zero, down from 20% and 19% respectively. It also increased quotas on the products into the U.K. from the U.S.<\/p>\n
Gov. Larry Rhoden said while it added to the trip, he\u2019ll chalk it up to \u201cgood timing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I think coincidence is the correct answer to that, because we\u2019d had this mission scheduled for a number of months,\u201d Rhoden said.<\/p>\n
He said the focus of the trip was on several areas, but on the ag side it was pointed at beef and ethanol. Rhoden said the trip was a chance to keep South Dakota “Open for Opportunity” both at home and abroad.<\/p>\n
\u201cEngland is roughly the same land mass as South Dakota. The entire country of England about the same land mass, yet our population represents 1% of their population. They have a hundred times more people and half the land mass,” Rhoden said. “So, it\u2019s pretty easy to understand the situation they\u2019re in. They need a lot of consumables: beef, ethanol and stuff like that. And we\u2019re producing it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rhoden said exact trade deals aren\u2019t known yet, but he expects positive results.<\/p>\n
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