President Donald Trump shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer after they signed a trade agreement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Oct. 7, 2019. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
The United States and Japan signed on Oct. 7 a trade agreement that would open up markets to 7 billion dollars worth of U.S. agricultural goods.
“This is a huge victory for America’s farmers, ranchers and growers. And that’s very important to me,” President Donald Trump said in a signing ceremony at the White House.