Commodity Task Force: American Bakers Association - LeadingTrade Association for the Baking Industry


member login \| join ABA \| contact us \| site map \| home	Search

David Brown, Committee Chairman, Vice President, Procurement, Sara Lee Corportation

Cory Martin - Staff Liaison

Federal Government Relations Manager

cmartin@americanbakers.org

Join Committee

Wheat Crisis Gaining National Media Attention - Check out these video clips about the wheat crisis

TBD

*ABA Members Only*

Biotechnology

Commodity Market Issues

Ethanol Policy: Food Before Fuel

2008 Farm Bill

Food Price Crisis

Grain Promotion
Sugar Reform

Wheat Issues - CRP

*Contact Cory Martin by phone (202-789-0300) or email to receive the member ID and password to access the members only section of the CTF website.

The Commodity Task Force (CTF) lobbies the United States House of Representatives, Senate, Department of Agriculture officials and other Federal/State government agencies on various aspects of agriculture policy. CTF members receive crop reports regularly from commodity expert Robert Bresnahan, Trilateral Inc., as well as other relevant and critical commodities information from ABA.

CTF Annual Meeting, June 16, 2008 - ABA Policy Conference

2008
July - USDA Inaction on CRP Unacceptable July - ABA Urges Immediate Action to Lower Consumer Food Prices July - Recent USDA Actions Not Enough to Alleviate the Food Crisis June - ABA Applauds Recent CFTC Initiatives to Decrease Market Volatility May - Grain Promotion in the 2008 Farm Bill May - New Farm Bill Equals More Consumer Costs May - ABA Urges Congress to Adopt Action Plan May - High Food Prices Threaten Small Businesses and Consumers May - High Food Prices Impact American Families Apr - ABA Urges the CFTC To Take Action To Decrease Market Volatility Apr - ABA Invited to Participate on the CFTC Agricultural Meeting Mar - Efforts to 'Save Our Wheat' Continue Mar - ABA Announces Three Point Plan Feb - Big Sugar's Sticky Mess Jan - Decrease, Not Increase, Market Volatility - ABA Comments on CFTC Rule Jan - ABA Executive Committee Meets with USDA Secretary Conner
2007 PRESS RELEASES