Doha Development Agenda
Agreement on Agriculture
Beyond the Agreement on Agriculture
USDA's
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Official site for data on
current U.S. trade; data on supply and demand (including imports
and exports) for major trading partners; current world market and
trade reports (and attache reports); and information on the
agricultural trade and agricultural policies of foreign
countries.
FAS-WTO and the U.S. Proposal for Global
Agricultural Trade Reform. Information on the U.S. proposal for
global agricultural trade reform, unveiled in July 2002, as well as
background and related material.
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service-International
Marketing Services. Information and services for buyers and
sellers of agricultural products in the global marketplace.
USDA Information on Free Trade Agreements.
Information on the free trade agreements the United States has
completed or is in the process of negotiating with several
countries and regions.
United States
Trade Representative (USTR). USTR is responsible for developing
and implementing trade policies which promote world growth, support
efforts to protect the environment and advance core labor
standards.
International Organizations
World Trade
Organization. The WTO is the only global international
organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.
Official site includes information about the organization and its
membership, and access to official WTO documents.
WTO Current Negotiations. A page on the WTO
website that provides regularly updated government proposals,
discussion, background, and other information on the WTO
negotiations on agriculture.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)-Doha
Development Agenda Texts and Explanations. WTO trade
negotiations page on the FAO web site, which includes links to FAO
studies and statistical data.
International
Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC). Commissioned
research papers, working papers, and conference proceedings related
to research, policy analysis, and current developments in
international agricultural trade.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD)-Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries. The work
of the OECD on agriculture includes agricultural policies, trade
liberalization, and agriculture and the environment.
Other
Iowa State University, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
(FAPRI)-WTO Associated Papers. Publications analysing WTO
member's trade liberalization proposals, including the U.S.
proposal.
Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research
Network. Research papers on various topics including trade
negotiations.
Doha Development Agenda
General Issues
- World Trade Organization and Globalization Help
Facilitate Growth in Agricultural Trade, Amber Waves,
June 2008
- Global Agriculture and the Doha Round: Market
Access Is the Key, Amber Waves, September 2006
- Multilateralism and Regionalism: Dual Strategies
for Trade Reform, Amber Waves, September 2003
- WTO: Competing Policy Issues and Agendas for
Agricultural Trade, ERS and Farm Foundation workshop, September
2003
-
Non-Trade Concerns: International Debate and U.S.
Policy,
Agricultural Outlook, June-July 2002
- The Current WTO Agricultural Negotiations: Options
for Progress (Synthesis), International Agricultural Trade
Research Consortium Commissioned Paper, November 2001
- Agricultural Policy Reform in the WTO-The Road
Ahead, Agricultural Economic Report, May 2001
- A Global Analysis of Agricultural Reform in WTO
Member Countries,
Agricultural Policy Reform in the WTO-The Road Ahead, May 2001
- The Road Ahead: Agricultural Policy Reform in the
WTO-Summary Report, Agricultural Economic Report,
January 2001
- WTO Negotiations: Potential Gains from Ag Policy
Reform,
Agricultural Outlook, January 2001
- The Use and Abuse of Multifunctionality,
November 1999
- Fast-Track Authority: Issues for U.S.
Agriculture,
Agricultural Outlook, November 1997
Tariffs and Market Access
- Global Agriculture and the Doha Round: Market
Access Is the Key, Amber Waves, September 2006
- Options for Reducing Agricultural Tariffs,
Agricultural Policy Reform in the WTO-The Road Ahead, May
2001
- Liberalizing Tariff Rate Quotas,
Agricultural Policy Reform in the WTO-The Road Ahead, May
2001
- Economics of Tariff-Rate Quota Administration,
Technical Bulletin, April 2001
- Profiles of Tariffs in Global Agricultural
Markets, Agricultural Economic Report, January
2001
- The WTO's Three Pillars: Vision and Reality and Increase Market Access, December 2000
Domestic Support
- Relaxing Fruit and Vegetable Planting
Restrictions, Amber Waves, May 2007
- Eliminating Fruit and Vegetable Planting
Restrictions: How Would Markets be Affected? Economic
Research Report, November 2006
- Decoupled Payments in a Changing Policy
Setting, Agricultural Economic Report, October
2004
- Decoupled Payments: Household Income Transfers in
Contemporary U.S. Agriculture, Agricultural Economic
Report, February 2003
-
Commodity Policies of the U.S., EU, and Japan-How
Similar?
Agricultural Outlook, December 2002
-
Aligning U.S. Farm Policy with World Trade
Commitments,
Agricultural Outlook, January-February 2002
- Options for Reducing the Aggregate Measure of
Support in OECD Countries,
Agricultural Policy Reform in the WTO-The Road Ahead, May
2001
- The WTO's Three Pillars: Vision and Reality and
Reduce Domestic Support, December 2000
Export Subsidies
Agreement on Agriculture
General Issues
- Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture: The Record
to Date, Agricultural
Outlook, December 1998
- Agriculture in the WTO, International Agriculture and Trade
Report, December 1998
- Regional Trade Agreements and U.S.
Agriculture, Agricultural Economic Report, November
1998
- Regional Trade Agreements and U.S. Agriculture: An
Overview, Agriculture Information Bulletin, October
1998
- Agriculture and the WTO: The Road Ahead, Agricultural Outlook, December
1996
- Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) Issues Series (January
2001):
-
Tariffs and Market Access
- Five Years of Tariff-Rate Quotas-A Status
Report,
Agricultural Outlook, November 2000
- Market Access Issues,
Agriculture in the WTO, International Agriculture and Trade
Report, December 1998
- Implementation of Uruguay Round Tariff
Reductions,
Agricultural Outlook, November 1999
- Agriculture and the Evolution of Tariff
Bargaining,
Agricultural Outlook, August 1999
- The Economics of TRQ Administration, International Agricultural Trade
Research Consortium Working Paper, May 1999
- Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) Issues Series (January
2001):
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Domestic Support
- U.S. Domestic Support Reduction Commitments and
Notifications, ERS Farm and Commodity Policy Briefing
Room, November 2005
- Domestic Farm Programs and the Upcoming WTO
Negotiations,
Choices, Third Quarter 1999, pp. 22-23 (reproduced with
permission ofChoices)
- Domestic Support Commitments: A Preliminary
Evaluation,
Agriculture in the WTO, International Agriculture and Trade
Report, December 1998
- U.S. Ag Policy-Well Below WTO Ceilings on Domestic
Support,
Agricultural Outlook, October 1997
- Agriculture, Trade, and the Environment: What Are
the Concerns?
Agricultural Outlook, December 1996
- Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) Issues Series (January
2001):
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Export Subsidies
- An Introduction to State Trading in
Agriculture, Agricultural Economic Report, November
1999
- Export Subsidy Commitments: Few Are Binding Yet,
But Some Members Try To Evade Them, Agriculture in the WTO,
International Agriculture and Trade Report, December
1998
- State Trading Enterprises in World Agricultural
Trade,
Agriculture in the WTO, International Agriculture and Trade
Report, December 1998
- EU Export Subsidy Commitments Not Yet Binding, But
Future Uncertain,
Europe, International Agriculture and Trade Report,
December 1997
- State Trading Enterprises: Their Role as
Importers,
Agricultural Outlook, November 1997
- U.S. Ag Policy-Well Below WTO Ceilings on Domestic
Support,
Agricultural Outlook, October 1997
- State Trading Enterprises: Their Role in World
Markets,
Agricultural Outlook, June 1997
- Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) Issues Series (January
2001):
-
Commodity Issues
- Indian Wheat and
Rice Sector Policies and the Implications for Policy Reform,
Economic Research Report, May 2007
- The Role of Policy and Industry Structure in
India's Oilseed Markets, Economic Research Report,
April 2006
-
The World Bids Farewell to the Multifiber
Arrangement, Amber Waves, February 2006
- Trade Liberalization in International Dairy
Markets: Estimated Impacts, Economic Research Report,
February 2006
- Prospects for India's Emerging Apple Market,
Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook supplement, January
2006
- U.S. Dairy at a New Crossroads in a Global
Setting, Amber Waves, November 2005
- The Forces Shaping World Cotton Consumption After
the Multifiber Arrangement, Cotton and Wool Outlook
supplement, April 2005
- China's Corn Exports: Business as Usual, Despite
WTO Accession, Feed Outlook supplement,
December 2002
- Vegetable Policies in Japan, Vegetables
and Melons Outlook supplement, November 2002
- Assessing Economic Impacts of Liberalizing WTO
Sugar Tariff Rates and Minimum Access Commitments by the United
States,
Sugar and Sweetener Situation and Outlook Yearbook, May
2001
- International Trade Agreements Bring Adjustments
to the Textile and Apparel Industries, Rural Conditions and Trends,
May 2000
- The Global Spin on Trade Policy for Cotton,
AgExporter, March 2000
- Issues Facing the U.S. Peanut Industry During the
Seattle Round of the World Trade Organization,
Oil Crops Situation and Outlook Yearbook, October
1999
- U.S. Tariff-Rate Quotas for Peanuts,
Oil Crops Situation and Outlook Yearbook, October
1999
- Impacts of the U.S. Marketing Loan Program for
Soybeans,
Oil Crops Situation and Outlook Yearbook, October
1999
- Rice Tariffication in Japan: What Does It Mean for
Trade?
Agricultural Outlook, April 1999
- Auctioning Tariff Quotas for U.S. Sugar
Imports,
Sugar and Sweetener Situation and Outlook, May 1998
- Barriers to Trade in Global Apple Markets,
Fruit and Tree Nuts Situation and Outlook, August
1997
- USDA Lifts Import Ban on Mexican Avocados,
Agricultural Outlook, June 1997
- Commodity Backgrounders, Outlook report supplements
-
Commodity Issues Series
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- The New Agricultural Trade Negotiations:
Background and Issues for the U.S. Beef Sector, Livestock,
Dairy, and Poultry Outlook supplement, December 2001
- Trade Issues Facing U.S. Horticulture in the WTO
Negotiations, Vegetables and Melons Outlook
supplement, August 2001
- The New WTO Agricultural Trade Negotiations:
Background and Issues for the U.S.Coarse Grain Market,
Feed Situation and Outlook Yearbook, April 2001
- The New Agricultural Trade Negotiations:
Background and Issues for the U.S. Cotton Sector, Cotton and Wool Situation Yearbook,
November 2000
- International Dairy Markets and the WT, Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
Situation and Outlook, August 29, 2000, pp. 7-15
- The New Agricultural Trade Negotiations:
Background and Issues for the U.S. Wheat Sector, Wheat Situation and Outlook
Yearbook, March 2000
- Upcoming World Trade Organization Negotiations:
Issues for the U.S. Rice Sector,
Rice Situation and Outlook Yearbook, November 1999
- Upcoming World Trade Organization Negotiations:
Issues for the U.S. Oilseed Sector,
Oil Crops Situation and Outlook Yearbook, October
1999
Country Issues
- Indian Wheat and
Rice Sector Policies and the Implications for Policy Reform,
Economic Research Report, May 2007
- The Role of Policy and Industry Structure in
India's Oilseed Markets, Economic Research Report,
April 2006
- Prospects for India's Emerging Apple Market,
Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook supplement, January 2006
- China's Exports Outpaced Imports During WTO Year
One, U.S. Agricultural Trade Update supplement, August
2003
- Vegetable Policies in Japan, Vegetables
and Melons Outlook supplement, November 2002
- China: En Route to a New Role in Global
Agriculture,
Agricultural Outlook, May 2002
- WTO Accession Will Increase China's Agricultural
Imports,
Agricultural Outlook, April 2002
- Taiwan's Trade Barriers To Recede with WTO
Accession in Sight,
Agricultural Outlook, November 2001
- India Relaxes Restraints on Agricultural Imports,
Agricultural Outlook,
November 2000
- China's WTO Accession Would Boost U.S. Ag Exports
and Farm Income,
Agricultural Outlook, March 2000
- WTO Pressures for Agricultural Policy Change,
The EU's CAP: Pressures for Change, International Agriculture and
Trade Report, October 1999
- Rice Tariffication in Japan: What Does It Mean for
Trade?
Agricultural Outlook, April 1999
- TRQs Have Little Impact on EU Market Access, While
CEEs May Benefit,
Europe, International Agriculture and Trade Report,
December 1997
- NIS and Baltic Countries Look To Join the WTO,
Agricultural Outlook, November 1997
- WTO Accession for China and Taiwan: Potential
Trade Impacts,
Agricultural Outlook, July 1997
- The Impact of China and Taiwan Joining the World
Trade Organization on U.S. and World Agricultural Trade: A
Computable General Equilibrium Analysis, Technical
Bulletin, May 1997
Beyond the Agreement on Agriculture
Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures
- Linking Risk and Economic Assessments in the
Analysis of Plant Pest Regulations: The Case of U.S. Imports of
Mexican Avocados, Contractor and Cooperator Report,
October 2006
- Regulatory Barriers in International Horticultural
Markets, International Agriculture and Trade Report,
January 2004
- Implementation of the WTO Agreement on the
Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures,
Agriculture in the WTO, International Agriculture and Trade
Report, December 1998
- Biotechnology in Agriculture Confronts Agreements
in the WTO,
Agriculture in the WTO, International Agriculture and Trade
Report, December 1998
- USDA Lifts Import Ban on Mexican Avocados,
Agricultural Outlook, June 1997
- Barriers to Trade in Global Apple Markets,
Fruit and Tree Nuts Situation and
Outlook, August 1997
Technical Barriers to Trade
Anti-Dumping/Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures
Safeguards
General Agreement on Trade in
Services
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights
Dispute Settlement
WTO Accession
Developing Countries in the
WTO
- Agricultural Trade Preferences and the Developing
Countries, Economic Research Report, May 2005
- EU Preferential Trading Agreements: Heightened
Competition for U.S.,
Agricultural Outlook, December 2001
- Impacts of Agricultural Policy Reform on
Low-Income Countries,
Agricultural Policy Reform in the WTO-The Road Ahead, May
2001
- Welfare Implications of Liberalizing Preferential
Quotas,
Agricultural Policy Reform in the WTO-The Road Ahead, May
2001
- Implications of Trade Liberalization on Food
Security of Low-Income Countries, Agriculture Information
Bulletin, April 2001
- Low-Income Developing Countries and Trade
Liberalization: An Overview of the Issues,
Food Security Assessment, December 1999
- Trade Liberalization and the Sub-Saharan African
Countries,
Food Security Assessment, December 1999
- Trade Issues for Low-Income Countries in the Latin
America and Caribbean Region,
Food Security Assessment, December 1999
- Trade Liberalization and the South Asian
Economies: Adjusting to the Challenges of Globalization,
Food Security Assessment, December 1999
- Developing Countries' Issues in the WTO Related to
Agriculture,
Agriculture in the WTO, International Agriculture and Trade
Report, December 1998
Data
Agricultural Market Access
Database
The Agricultural
Market Access Database (AMAD) is a collection of data and
information for WTO members. It primarily consists of tariff
schedules, tariff bindings, country notifications, import
quantities, applied tariff rates, and other data useful in tariff
analysis. Based in Microsoft Access and Excel, AMAD is a publicly
available information tool for the analysis of WTO market access
issues in agriculture. The database currently contains data for 50
countries, including documentation and examples. AMAD results from
a cooperative effort by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; EU
Commission, Agriculture Directorate-General; Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO); Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD); the World Bank; United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development (UNCTAD); and USDA Economic Research
Service.
Data Included
- Base and bound Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariffs, including
in-quota and over-quota rates
- Base and bound tariff quota volumes
- Implementation period for tariff and tariff-rate quota (TRQ)
commitments
- Notified imports under TRQs
- Indication of Special Safeguards (SSG) application
- Import volume and value by harmonized system line
- TRQ country allocations
- Applied MFN tariffs
- Supply/utilization data
- World reference prices
- World import unit values
- Exchange rates
- Primary product equivalent factors
Data Sources
Other Data
World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS)
contains a framework for access and retrieval of information on
trade and tariffs complied by various international organizations,
including the U.N. COMTRADE database, UNCTAD TRAINS, and the WTO's
Integrated Data Base (IDB) and Consolidated Tariff Schedule Data
Base (CTS).
WTO Agricultural Trade Policy Commitments
Database contains data on implementation of trade policy
commitments by WTO member countries. Data on domestic support,
export subsidies, and tariffs are organized for comparison across
countries. This queriable database offers various options for
viewing and downloading data. (Note: This data
product has been archived and some of its features and
functionality have been disabled)
Production, Supply, and Distribution (PS&D)
contains official USDA data on production, supply, and distribution
of agricultural commodities for the United States and major
importing and exporting countries. The database provides
projections for the coming year and historical data for more than
200 countries and major crop, livestock, fishery, and forest
products.
Foreign
Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS) provides U.S.
agricultural exports and imports, volume and value, by country, by
commodity, and by calendar year, fiscal year, and month, for
varying periods, such as 1935 to the present or 1989 to the
present. Updated monthly or annually.