Podcast: Talking Trade With Brian Kuehl of the Agriculture Trade Education Council
April 22, 2025 | 4 min to read
In this episode of “The Business of Blueberries,” Kasey Cronquist hosts Brian Kuehl from the Agriculture Trade Education Council, which aims to clarify agricultural trade policies to enhance growth in U.S. food and agriculture. Kuehl discusses the history and evolution of global trade, highlighting vital issues affecting the blueberry industry today and emphasizing the necessity of educational resources for effective decision-making in agricultural trade. Listeners can find more on the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council website.
In this episode of “The Business of Blueberries,” Kasey Cronquist, president of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) and the North American Blueberry Council (NABC), is joined by Brian Kuehl, executive director of the Agriculture Trade Education Council.
The Agriculture Trade Education Council is the premier resource for education on the value of agricultural trade policies, practices and structures. Its mission is to provide understandable and reliable information on trade to inform and empower decision-making that facilitates growth in U.S. food and agriculture.
Brian Kuehl also serves as the director of government and public affairs at Pinion, a leading advisory and accounting firm dedicated to the food and agriculture industry. In this episode, he shares the history of global trade as we know it today and unpacks the issues that are significant to the blueberry industry going forward.
Topics Covered Include:
- An introduction to Kuehl and his work.
- The opportunities provided by the Agriculture Trade Education Council and the importance of this type of education.
- The history of the global trade system and the dynamic nature of its evolution.
- The most significant aspects of current agricultural trade that will impact the blueberry industry.
To listen, please visit U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC).