![advisory committee](https://i0.wp.com/southeastagnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Peanuts-in-shell-in-a-wooden-box.jpg?w=742)
Back in 1974, U.S. Congress established the advisory committee system to ensure that U.S. agricultural trade policy objectives reflect U.S. public- and private-sector commercial and economic interests. And according to a story from Tyron Spearman, a peanut trade advisory committee has been appointed.