Felix Baquedano is an agricultural economist and Branch Chief of the International Trade and Development Branch of the Market and Trade Economics Division at the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS). The International Trade and Development (ITD) Branch’s mission is to provide economic research, information, and analysis of international food demand, food and agricultural trade, global food security, and agricultural and trade policy issues affecting the United States and other countries that are major participants in global agricultural trade. ITD work includes research and analysis, development and maintenance of data and economic indicators, and communication of research findings.