International

Mad Cow and the Agony of the Cattle and Beef Markets

Can a country have "less than two (BSE) cases per million (cattle) during each of the last four consecutive 12 month periods" and still be considered a "minimal risk country" for purposes of international trade and not put public health at risk? This paper takes a hard look at the subject, including how the USDA fits into the equation.  

U.S. Not Doing Enough to Fight Mad Cow

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been under fire for its handling of the discovery of mad cow disease on a Washington farm last year, and the agency's ensuing efforts to improve regulations to prevent the disease. One giant problem is that the testing program is voluntary, allowing producers to choose which cattle the USDA will see and test.

Another "Truly Historic" Trade Agreement

A recent framework agreed to at the World Trade Organization is full of well-meaning rhetoric, but does nothing to address the fundamental distortions in world agricultural commodity markets.

UN Conference on Trade and Development Takes Positive Step Forward

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) meeting came to a close today with developing countries continuing to stand together and demand fair trade policies from developed nations. A new initiative to address low agricultural commodity prices was a significant step forward.

Brazil's Challenge of U.S. Cotton Program at the WTO: What's at Stake?

Backgrounder on Brazil's WTO challenge to the U.S. cotton program.

United States Dumping on World Agricultural Markets

Fact sheet summarizing the trade distorting impact of dumping at below cost of production agricultural producs.

ECOSOC Special High-Level meeting with the Bretton Woods Institutions and the World Trade Organization

Civil society statement on policy coherence, signed by 40 networks and NGOs.

ECOSOC Hearings and Dialogue with Representatives of Civil Society

Remarks by Sophia Murphy at ECOSOC Hearings and Dialogue with Representatives of Civil Society, March 20, 2003, in New York.

Press Release: Dumping of U.S. Ag Commodities Hurting Farmers in U.S. and Around the World

"Five primary farm commodities are being dumped onto international global markets by the United States in violation of World Trade Organization (WTO) agriculture rules, according to a new report released today by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. ..."

United States Dumping on World Agricultural Markets

The first in a series of publications from IATP that examine the issues facing the WTO at the Cancun Ministerial. The report looks at the cost of production of corn, soybeans, cotton, wheat and rice, and compares the cost to the price at which these commodities are sold on international markets.