Episode 6 of The Dairy Download looks at the changing landscape for exports and trade in food and agriculture. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted dairy demand and sales around the world as foodservice struggles to get back to pre-COVID levels while food retail continues to overperform. Added to the uncertainty is the incoming Biden Administration: History tells us that a Biden Administration is likely to take a less combative approach to trade and seek to engage with trading partners through multilateral relationships and agreements. But the outlook for exports and trade is cloudy due to the ongoing global recession. Luckily, hosts Phil Plourd and Kathleen Wolfley talk with two of the brightest minds in trade who provide clarity and a path forward. In the guest chair for Episode 6 is Ambassador Darci Vetter, former chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative from 2014 to 2017, as well as former deputy under secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services under President Obama. Today, Darci is the global lead of public affairs and vice chair of agriculture and food at Edelman. Next up is Brooke Markley, senior manager of trade compliance and policy for Leprino Food Company, the world’s largest maker of mozzarella cheese. Brooke has been with Leprino since 2014 in various roles. Previously, she served as an economist and agricultural attaché with USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, where she served in Argentina, among other posts. Guests: Brooke Markley Senior Manager of Trade Compliance and Policy Leprino Food Company Amb. Darci Vetter Global Lead of Public Affairs, Vice Chair of Agriculture and Food Edelman You can find The Dairy Download for free wherever you find your podcasts—on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Pandora—or you can listen by visiting www.idfa.org/thedairydownload. New episodes will automatically publish every other week on Thursday mornings.