Agriculture

Barshefsky: French Elections Could Hamper Trade Talks

The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON -- The political atmosphere of next year's French elections will make it more difficult to launch a new round of global trade talks, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said Tuesday.

WTO Welcomes Iceland""s Trade Policy, Criticizes Protectionism in Farm Sector

GENEVA -- The World Trade Organization has cited Iceland's open trading policy as an example for other WTO members but criticized continued protectionism in the agriculture sector as well as restrictions on foreign investment in key sectors such as energy and fisheries.

Moore to Offer Mini-Package; Hopes for Consensus on Four Major Issues

World Trade Organisation chief Mike Moore hopes to forge greater consensus on four global trade issues, including agriculture and free market access for the least developed countries, during his visit for the UN Conference on Trade and Development.

Agriculture, Trade and Africa: Where to after Seattle

A review of what happened during the WTO agriculture negotiations in Seattle, what the draft text included and suggests ways in which the next text for negotiation could be strengthened to better reflect developing countries interests.

The WTO and Family Farms: An Interview with Mark Ritchie

THE WTO AND FAMILY FARMS: AN INTERVIEW WITH MARK RITCHIE

CORN GROWERS SAY FAILURE TO REACH WTO AGREEMENT IS GOOD NEWS FOR FAMILY FARMERS

CORN GROWERS SAY FAILURE TO REACH WTO AGREEMENT IS GOOD NEWS FOR FAMILY FARMERS Real WTO Agenda Was To Eliminate Farm Programs

WTO, Agricultural Deregulation and Food Security

Published in Foreign Policy In Focus, Volume 4, Number 34, December 1999. Can deregulated world markets ensure food security for the world? No negotiator of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) could honestly say that this was the first intent of the agreement. Yet, the AoA preamble lists food security as one of the legitimate "non-trade" objectives of agriculture policy.

Cattlemen Will Ponder Beef Hormone Payments from EU

CongressDaily | by Jerry Hagstrom

Billions at Stake as Food Is Frozen Out

The Herald | October 27, 1999 | By CRAIG SKEHAN, Herald Correspondent in Bangkok Thai authorities are struggling to protect billions of dollars worth of exports as countries with restrictions or bans on genetically modified crops start to reject Thai food products.

Beef Battles Expose EU""s Health Dilemma

Reuters | October 11, 1999 | By David Evans BRUSSELS - The European Commission is under pressure to take legal action against France over a refusal to import British beef, while using similar arguments to France in keeping U.S. hormone-treated meat out of Europe, analysts say.