-made products until it's granted untr. u.s. companies like john deere would be at a competitive disadvantage relative to our foreign competitors, and we would have no recourse to the wto -- many of the products we sell in russia utilize components closely connected to jobs in our facilities in the american midwest. second, pntr will strengthen commercial ties between the two countries. pntr will -- ajude indication process for trade disputes and also will promote transparency. third granting pntr will directly benefit u.s. workers, manufacturers, service providers and agricultural promoters helping to maintain good jobs here in the united states. russia's large and growing economy, coupled with pntr. russia is already one of the world's largest markets with nearly $2 trillion economy. john deere has had a presence in russia for over 100 years. this has greatly expanded in recent years with the building of two factories just outside of moscow. these facilities use components produced and exported from john deere facilities in io