Manila, Oct. 1 -- Negotiating exemptions on the United States' tariffs is among the pressing issues set to be discussed in the ongoing 47th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry in Pasay City, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday.

"We're here to hopefully find ways to negotiate with America. The US delegation has mentioned yesterday (Tuesday) that there might be certain exemptions in the imposed tariffs and that is part of what we will identify during this meeting," Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. told reporters in an interview on the sidelines of the event.

ASEAN earlier expressed "deep concern" in April over Washington's unilateral tariffs, warning of uncertainties and challenges for b...