# DA leader John Steenhuisen says the highest issues on his priority list will be securing trade relations between the US and South Africa, particularly in agriculture. Steenhuisen, in his capacity as minister of Agriculture, is part of the delegation accompanying president Cyril Ramaphosa to the US this week to engage with president Donald Trump and senior officials. He says preferential trade agreements such as the African Growth and Opportunity Act contribute significantly to South Africa’s economy, and losing these benefits would be disastrous.
Steenhuisen says his main focus will be on trade relations at the GNU-Trump meeting