Agriculture in the WTO: Member Spending on Domestic Support

Schnepf, Randy

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Agriculture;    Trade adjustment assistance;    Agriculture in foreign trade;    Trade;   

RP-ID  :  RL30612
RP-ID  :  RL30612 2005-06-17

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Under the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Agreement on Agriculture (AA), member countries agreed to general rules regarding disciplines on domestic and export subsidies, and concessions on market access. This report focuses solely on the commitments made by WTO member countries concerning government outlays in support of domestic agricultural production. The three sections of the report provide a brief overview of WTO domestic policy commitments; background information on WTO member requirements for reporting on domestic subsidy outlays; WTO member outlays made to support agricultural production; and U.S. agricultural support outlays compared against spending limits. In addition, the report briefly discusses the implications for U.S. agricultural policy of continued adherence to existing WTO commitments.