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Farm Bureau Pushes for Stronger Trade with Global Partners
USAgNet - 11/29/2021
The American Farm Bureau Federation joined eight other organizations in reaching out to United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai in advance of the upcoming 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), which will focus on the future work of the World
Trade Organization (WTO), to call for needed reforms.
βThe U.S. and global economy, and the livelihoods of workers around the world, depend on an effective WTO,β the groups said in a letter to Ambassador Tai. βA level multilateral playing field helps American manufacturers, services suppliers, innovators and
farmers β large and small β by enabling workers and communities to compete more fairly in markets around the globe.β
AFBF supports advancing a comprehensive WTO reform agenda that tackles dispute settlement, special and differential treatment, distortive subsidies and state-owned enterprises. Reforms should also cover improved subsidy notifications, enhance
transparency, and help harness trade to improve sustainability.
βThe Administration can best support the international rules-based system and the WTO by making concrete proposals and partnering with allies who share market-based trade liberalization, modernization, and reform principles. Moreover, scheduling more
frequent Trade Ministers meetings could help overcome impasses, support reforms and foster progress.β
Before President Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, the American Farm Bureau Federation, along with 25 other organizations, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Ambassador Tai laying out priorities for improving trade
between the countries.
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