Agriculture

WTO Director General Criticizes Seattle Protests as "Neo-Fascist" Behavior

Agriculture reforms failed at WTO because of EU, Japan, director says Wednesday, March 8, 2000 BLOOMBERG NEWS

Agriculture Reforms Failed at WTO Because of EU, Japan, Director Says

Wednesday, March 8, 2000 / BLOOMBERG NEWS LONDON -- Seattle's World Trade Organization meeting in December failed to reach agreement on cutting agricultural subsidies in part because the European Union and Japan were not prepared to accept crucial sacrifices, WTO Director-General Mike Moore said yesterday.

US Still Mulling Retaliation Change in EU Beef Row

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The Clinton administration is still considering whether to crank up the pressure in a beef dispute with the European Union by rotating steep import duties to a new set of EU goods, a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Monday.

In China PNTR Debate, A Harvest of Dissent for Farmers Union

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U.S. Corn Exports to China Can Triple

ORLANDO, Fla., March 5 (Reuters) - The trade agreement negotiated by the United States with China last year can triple annual U.S. corn exports to the Asian country, the National Corn Growers Association President Lynn Jensen said on Sunday.

US Lawmakers Say Farm Support for China WTO Wavering

The Wall Street Journal By MARK H. ANDERSON WASHINGTON--- U.S. lawmakers Wednesday said farm state support of China's ascension to the World Trade Organization is wavering amid numerous worries about the country's record and conduct, including its resolve to honor trade pacts on agricultural products.

US Pressures China to Implement Meat Comittment

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. officials warned China on Wednesday that slow implementation of a wheat, meat and citrus agreement could damage its reputation as a reliable trade partner ahead of a key congressional vote.

Farmers Lukewarm to China Trade

By PHILIP BRASHER AP Farm Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Clinton administration is struggling to get farmers united behind a trade agreement with China, raising concerns among the pact's supporters about whether it will have enough congressional support.

China Wheat - U.S. Deal May Not Affect Imports

By Nailene Chou Wiest SHANGHAI, Feb 29 (Reuters) - China's pledge to buy 50,000 tonnes of U.S. wheat was not expected to affect purchases from other exporters, industry sources said on Tuesday. "The significance is that wheat from the northwestern United States is now accepted in China," said a state grain firm analyst.

SRI LANKA: Farmers Fight Back Against Cheap Food Imports

By Feizal Samath COLOMBO, Feb 29 (IPS) - In September last year, Ratna Gamage and six other Sri Lanka tea factory owners walked into the World Bank office building in Washington and threatened to launch a hunger strike against unfair trading practices.