USDA Under Secretary Lindberg Recaps First Year on Agricultural Trade

Name: "USDA Under Secretary Lindberg Recaps First Year on Agricultural Trade"
Uploaded: 2026-08-03
Duration: 1 min 48 s
Description: "USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke J. Lindberg recaps his first year, saying, as he stated it, that USDA connected more than 200 companies with overseas buyers, held over 2,700 matchmaking meetings, and set record exports to seven markets."

August 3, 2026 · USDA · 0:01:48

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What happened

Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke J. Lindberg recapped his first year at USDA in a video filmed in Buenos Aires, listing travel that, as he stated it, took him to Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala City, Malaysia, Seattle, Vietnam, and Washington. Lindberg said President Trump made clear when nominating him that fairness in global markets had to be restored and, as he put it, the agricultural trade deficit eliminated.

Lindberg said, as he stated it, that trade deals and frameworks delivered by the administration opened space for American farmers, ranchers, and producers, and that USDA has connected more than 200 companies with overseas buyers, held over 2,700 business-to-business matchmaking meetings, and set record exports to seven markets around the world.

He said, as he stated it, that exports are up, imports are down, and the trade deficit continues to shrink, crediting work to break through barriers and cut red tape at home and overseas. He closed by saying that when American farmers and ranchers get a fair shot to compete, they usually win.

Why it matters

The appearance bears directly on the administration’s economic record — jobs, trade, and taxes — and its stated figures are the claims against which outcomes will be compared.

Sources: USDA, “One Year at USDA: Under Secretary Luke J. Lindberg”, 2026-08-03 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-08-03). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.