DTB AgriTrade Welcomes Michael Skahill as Partner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 28 March 2025
CONTACT: dtb@dtb-agritrade.com
Washington, DC – DTB AgriTrade LLP, a leading agricultural trade consulting firm, has announced that Mike Skahill has joined the firm as a Partner.
Skahill has years of experience in the food and agriculture trade policy sector both domestically and in international markets. Previously, he was Global Director of Government Affairs for Lineage Logistics, the world’s largest temperature-controlled warehouse real estate investment trust. Prior to that role, Skahill was with Smithfield Foods for 23 years as Vice President of International Sales and Government Affairs. He has also held leadership positions with Louis Dreyfus Corporation, the U.S. Meat Export Federation, and Cargill, Inc. Skahill has also served as a delegate to the National Pork Board, where he recently served as Vice Chairman, and on several agricultural committees, including the Meat Import Council of America trade committee, the US China Agricultural Food Partnership, and the USMEF trade committee.
“Mike’s deep understanding of food and agricultural trade policy issues will strengthen DTB in its mission to provide the highest quality consulting and association management services to our clients and the broader U.S. agricultural trade community,” DTB AgriTrade Partner Steve Sothmann said. “His wealth of knowledge and experience with both industry associations and agricultural trade will be a strong asset to the firm.”
Skahill will also take the role of Executive Director of the Meat Import Council of America (MICA), an industry trade association managed by DTB AgriTrade. He will also work with other clients on agriculture and trade policy issues.
Skahill is a native of Dubuque, Iowa and currently resides with his wife in Alexandria, Virginia.
About DTB AgriTrade LLP
DTB AgriTrade is a boutique consulting firm headquartered in Washington DC that offers clients deep expertise in agricultural trade policy, trade association management, and related issues. For over two decades, DTB AgriTrade has worked with U.S. and foreign companies, agricultural trade associations, USDA Cooperators, and others to successfully pursue their goals through international trade negotiations, monitoring and analyzing compliance with trade commitments, and enforcing trade rules. Since its founding, the DTB team has been involved in many headline-grabbing World Trade Organization (WTO) trade disputes, including the beef hormone and biotechnology cases between the U.S. and the European Union, and the U.S. cases against farm subsidies and market access barriers in China. Beyond the headlines, DTB has helped its clients solve, mitigate, and fight a multitude of policies that would increase trade uncertainty and reduce income for farmers and companies that rely on global markets.
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