WTO: Competing Policy Issues and Agendas for Agricultural Trade
September 17, 2003
Competing for the spotlight with the ongoing
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations are a number
of trade policy issues that could reshape global agricultural
markets. Against a background of accelerating globalization
are:
- The proliferation of bilateral free trade agreements and regional
trade agreements;
- Enlargement of the European Union (EU) from 15 countries to
25 by 2004;
- Pending reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy; and
- Key changes in the nature and scope of trade preferences for
developing countries.
These global trade policy developments, which
ultimately affect agricultural producers, consumers, industry, and
global food markets, could alter the WTO agenda and the direction
of negotiations. They could signal changes in the role of public
policy and could have implications for the economic analysis of
trade policy.
The September conference will bring together policymakers,
industry representatives, consumer advocates, and economists—from
the United States and abroad—to address the ongoing and emerging
global trade policy developments. Conference participants will have
opportunity for comments and questions in the panel sessions.
Advance Registration Required
The conference is free of charge. However, due to space limitations,
attendance is limited to the first 100 to register.
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Because of a full conference registration, we are no longer able to accept further registrations.
If you have any questions, please contact Trina
Myers at (202) 694-5325.
Directions
to ERS
ERS is located at 1800 M St., NW, at the corner of 18th and M Streets.
Cabdrivers will easily find the address. For those traveling by
Metro (subway), we are conveniently located one block from the Farragut
North Metro stop (red line; use the L St. exit), and 2½ blocks
from the Farragut West Metro stop (orange and blue lines; use the
18th St. exit). Enter the building through the South Lobby, take
the elevator to the 3rd floor, and register at the ERS Guard Desk.
Please bring a photo ID. The guards will direct you to the Waugh
Auditorium Conference Room.
Housing
Accommodations
A limited number of discounted rooms are available.
Lincoln Suites
($150/night—Mention
Trade Policy Group to obtain this rate)
1823 L St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Contact: Karen Wills-Henry or
Seviye Bennett
Phone: (202) 223-4320 |
Washington Terrace Hotel
($187/night)
1515 Rhode Island Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20005
Contact: Pat Richardson, Sales Manager
Phone: (202) 521-7136
E-mail: prichardson@washingtonterracehotel.com |
Questions?
...about registration or attendance: contact Trina
Myers at (202) 694-5325.
...about the conference or speakers: contact Suchada
Langley at (202) 694-5331 or John
Dunmore at (202) 694-5204.
“WTO: Competing Policy Issues and
Agendas for Agricultural Trade”
Sponsored by the Farm Foundation and USDA Economic Research Service
September 17, 2003
Waugh Auditorium, 3rd Floor, ERS
1800 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
| Program |
| 8:00-8:30 |
Registration and Coffee |
| 8:30-8:45 |
Welcome
Neil Conklin, ERS Market and Trade Economics Division Director
Steve Halbrook, Farm Foundation Vice President |
| 8:45-9:15 |
Keynote
Ambassador Allen F. Johnson, Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative: Agriculture Negotiations |
| 9:15-10:45 |
WTO
and Competing Trade Policy Agendas
Chair: Neil Conklin, ERS
Speakers:
Paul Drazek, DTB Associates, LLP: WTO and Competing
Policy Issues
Wolfgang Munch, European Commission: Common Agricultural
Policy (CAP) Reform, Enlargement, and the WTO
Timothy E. Josling, Food Research Institute and Stanford University: WTO and Developing Countries
Discussant: Debra D. Henke, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Emerging Issues Affecting Trade Policy
Chair: John Dunmore, ERS
Speakers:
Jeffrey Lewis, World Bank: Border Protection of Agriculture:
The Unfinished Agenda
Sarah Fogarty Thorn, The Grocery Manufacturers of America
(GMA): Labeling As a Technical Barrier to Trade
William Kerr, University of Saskatchewan: Mandatory Country-of-Origin
Labeling (MCOOL), Its Economics, and Trade Policy Implications
Discussant: David Blandford, Pennsylvania
State University |
12:30-1:30
|
Lunch at ERS
Greg Frazier, International Dairy Foods Association
(IDFA) |
| 1:30-2:30 |
Preview of Trade Policy Data and Studies
on the Effects of Trade Liberalization on Agriculture
Chair: Suchada Langley, ERS
Speakers:
Sherman Robinson, International Food Policy Research Institute
(IFPRI); Mary Burfisher, ERS; and Karen Thierfelder, U.S. Naval
Academy (USNA): Global Agricultural Trade Liberalization
Terry Roe, University of Minnesota; Agapi Somwaru, ERS; and
Xinshen Diao, IFPRI: Developing Country Aspects to Trade
Policy Analysis: Does One Size Fit All?
John Wainio, ERS: Agricultural Trade Policy Data |
| 2:30-4:00 |
The Role of Economic Analysis in Trade Policy
Chair: Michael Keenan, Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada
Speakers:
Dan Sumner, University of California-Davis: Experience
of the Last Round
Martin Banse, Goettingen University: CAP and EU Enlargement
Michael Ferrantino, U.S. International Trade Commission: Analytical
Approach to Quantify Economic Effects of Non-Tariff Measures
(NTMs)
Discussant: Greg Pompelli, ERS |
| 4:00-4:15 |
Coffee Break |
| 4:15-5:15 |
Round Table Wrap-Up
Chair: Mary Bohman, ERS
Panel:
Tom Hertel, Purdue University
David Abler, Penn State University
Karl Mielke, Guelph University
Harry de Gorter, Cornell University
James Rude, Manitoba University
Harry Baumes, Global Insight |
| 5:15 |
Closing
Neil Conklin, ERS
Steve Halbrook, Farm Foundation |
Conference Organizers
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