Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Congressman Manzullo Joining In Signing Letters of Intent for $5 Billion Purchase of US Corn and Soybeans

Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan), Chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia & the Pacific, will join a delegation of 21 Taiwanese business leaders and officials Wednesday at a luncheon in Rockford to sign letters of intent for Taiwan to purchase up to $5 billion in corn and soybeans from American farmers.

The luncheon and signing ceremony will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, at Giovanni’s Restaurant, 610 North Bell School Road, Rockford. Joining Manzullo and the Taiwan delegation will be Winnebago County Board Chairman Scott Christiansen, Winnebago County Farm Bureau President Earl Williams Jr., and farmers from northern Illinois.

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