Agriculture

WTO Members Look to Next Phase as Officials Wade Through Ag Plans

Inside US Trade / February 9, 2001 / Vol. 19, No. 6 In advance of a March stocktaking on agriculture negotiations, World Trade Organization members met informally this week to discuss the next phase of talks which is likely to involve more in-depth analysis of the key issues that have been discussed preliminarily through review of proposals tabled by various countries.

Trade: Agriculture Highlights Conflicting Interests at WTO

By Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, Feb 8 (IPS) - The first negotiations of the year on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agriculture Agreement provides a profile of the array of interests that inspire each bloc of countries when it comes to liberalisation of a sector that trades nearly 600 trillion dollars annually.

EU""s Mad Cow Plan Must Not Become Protectionism-WTO

Reuters CANBERRA - WTO chief Mike Moore said on Tuesday governments were discussing ways of ensuring an EU plan for isolating mad cow disease did not become a new form of protectionism.

US Ag Secretary Venneman Speaks

Inside Washington / By SALLY SCHUFF / Feedstuffs Washington Editor WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Suspense is building in Washington about the direction the U.S. Department of Agriculture will take under new Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman.

Biotechnology Food: From the Lab to a Debacle

January 25, 2001 By KURT EICHENWALD, GINA KOLATA and MELODY PETERSEN The following article was reported by Kurt Eichenwald, Gina Kolata and Melody Petersen and was written by Mr. Eichenwald.

US Starts Green Review of Farm, Service Trade Talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With less than 48 hours left in the Clinton administration, the U.S. Trade Representative's office Thursday said it had initiated a study of the possible environmental impact of potential new trade agreements covering services and agriculture.

Japan, EU Unite on WTO Farm Stance

The Japan Times BRUSSELS (Kyodo) Agriculture Minister Yoshio Yatsu agreed with his European Union partners Monday to pursue recognition of the multifunctional role of agriculture in a new round of trade liberalization talks, EU and Japanese officials said.

WTO Issue Passed to Incoming Ag Secretary

by Tonya Ratliff / Agweb.com

New Export Subsidy Proposals Could Help Revive WTO Talks on Agriculture

Kyodo News / By Tim Johnson BANGKOK -- U.S. agricultural trade negotiators hailed Tuesday an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) proposal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on special treatment for developing countries in agricultural trade, but said significant differences remain on issues such as domestic supports.

China WTO Talks Hit Blockage Over Farm Subsidies

GENEVA (Reuters) - Long-running talks on China's entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) appear to be running into trouble over Beijing's insistence that it must have the right to increase farm production subsidies, diplomats said on Friday.