Ossoff backs bipartisan bill to reduce reliance on Chinese agricultural imports

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is backing new bipartisan legislation designed to reduce the nation’s reliance on China for key agricultural inputs.

Ossoff has signed on to the Securing American Agriculture Act , a bill that seeks to counter potential Chinese manipulation of global markets for essential farm products. According to the American Feed Industry Association, China holds a near-monopoly on critical inputs such as vitamins, veterinary drugs, and crop protection tools, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in the U.S. livestock sector.

The legislation, led by Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assess weaknesses in agricultural supply chains and craft a plan to strengthen domestic production of those input