Last night’s first presidential debate of the general election campaign did not include any mention of agriculture or agricultural policy – as was to be expected. However, there was one agricultural trade issue discussed, although it was never identified as such.Last night’s first presidential debate of the general election campaign did not include any mention of agriculture or agricultural policy – as was to be expected. There was, however, a great deal of discussion about international trade. In fact, it was a key theme of Republican candidate Donald Trump’s message on the overall economic discussion, which prompted Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton to respond that there is more to fixing the economy than trade deals. Trump reiterated...