Archive - oct. 7, 2005

The U.S. for the first time this week set out conditions on how sensitive agricultural products not subject to formula tariff reductions should be treated under a new World Trade Organization agreement.

American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Bob Stallman said late last week that U.S. negotiators in the Doha round should not accept more than a 50 percent reduction of trade-distorting amber box subsidies in the negotiations

U.S. officials over the last few weeks have offered some additional specifics about how it might be able to agree to new disciplines on food aid in the ongoing Doha round

Theme: The Twists and Turns of Trade Negotiations: Hong Kong Approaches