Speech

Taiwan Wheat Press Conference

Remarks of Governor Judy Martz
State Capitol
10/2/2003

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Good afternoon. Thank you all for being here today as we welcome the Taiwan officials on their tour of Montana.

A special thanks to the members of the delegation from Taiwan for traveling to Montana to learn more about our top quality wheat production.

On behalf of the people of Montana, we welcome you. Taiwan and the United States have developed strong relations, and the food and agriculture industries of our two nations have worked closely together for the benefit of our people.

In Montana, we produce about 100 million bushels, or about 2.7 million metric tons, of hard red spring wheat annually. We are proud of the reputation of this wheat, and of the fact that it is blended worldwide to improve the baking characteristics of other grains.

We are very pleased that you have make Montana a part of your U.S. tour, and we hope to see you in our country again.

Thank you for visiting Montana, for supporting Montana’s agricultural producers and for announcing their intent to purchase U.S. wheat, as well as a letter that affirms our support of your delegation’s efforts.

Now, I would like to have a representative from your delegation share a few words. Thank you.


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