cific to 60 percent of at eglobal fleet by 2020. The president's trip to the region this week will reinforce the key elements of the rebalance. In Northeast Asia, it will reaffirm the importance of our core alliances with Japan and South Korea; in Malaysia and the Philippines, it will underscore the renewed

almond consumption as the middle class in these markets continues to see an increase in disposable income. China alone accounts for over 50% of the Northeast Asia exports and over 11% of global almond exports. In early 2015. China decreased its import tariff on pecans from 24% to 10% to support the nation's bu