World Trade Organization

WTO Members Agree on Negotiating Procedures, Structure

Inside U.S. Trade | February 8, 2002

Developing Countries Could Earn Three Times the Aid They Receive if Subsidies Are Removed, WTO Says

Associated Press | February 7, 2002 | BY: TOM MALITI; Associated Press Writer NAIROBI, Kenya - Developing countries stand to earn at least three times more in exports than the international aid they currently receive if developed countries drop domestic agricultural subsidies, the World Trade Organization's top official said Thursday.

WTO Members Kick Off Negotiations With Decisions On Organization

WTO NEWS | February 2002 WTO member governments agreed, 1 February 2002, on how to organize negotiations launched at the Doha Ministerial Conference on 14 November 2001. The decisions were taken in the new Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC), which consists of all WTO members and countries negotiating membership.

WTO Procedural Fight Boosts Developing Country Agenda

Inside US Trade | February 1, 2002

U.S. Accused Of ""Stalling"" Lumber Talks

London Free Press | by ALLAN SWIFT | February 1, 2002 International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew says a settlement in the cross-border lumber dispute will be impossible unless "hardline interests" stop believing they can overhaul Canada's forestry management policies. Pettigrew also accused the Americans yesterday of stalling on talks to settle the lumber fight.

WTO Members Kick Off Negotiations with Decisions on Organization

WTO News | February 1, 2002

China Bans More Meat Imports As Food Health Measures Stepped Up

Agence France Presse | January 31, 2002 China has destroyed allegedly contaminated meat products from Brazil, Argentina, Israel and Spain and suspended the import of pig offal from several countries including the United States and France, state press said Thursday.

Japan Brings WTO Action Against US Anti-Dumping Law

AFX - Asia | January 30, 2002 Japan filed an action with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against US anti-dumping measures on Japanese steel sheets, a government official said. "Today, we brought the case to the WTO as we concluded that the US anti-dumping laws are violating WTO regulations," said a ministry of economy, trade and industry official.

Australian Minister Urges Japanese To "Eat Australian" In BSE Scare

Agence France Presse | January 30, 2002 Australian agriculture minister Warren Truss urged Japanese consumers to "eat Australian, eat safely" Wednesday as the mad cow crisis here continued to dampen beef sales.

We Can""t Lose Any More Farmers

Agri News | By Jean Caspers-Simmet | January 29, 2002 AMES, Iowa -- Sustainable farming methods promoted by Practical Farmers of Iowa and other groups can help save the planet, says Mark Ritchie, director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.