DTB AgriTrade
Agricultural Trade Consultants
DTB AgriTrade policy expert Craig Thorn discussed the importance of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its dispute settlement system for addressing distortions in the global rice market with USA Rice VP of International Trade Peter Bachmann on …
“Ag has influence because of the U.S. political system and because it’s an efficient, export-oriented sector that benefits from trade liberalization and that, as a result, is engaged on trade policy issues.” Media Outlet National Journal Daily …
DTB AgriTrade policy expert Ben Conner spoke to The Western Producer about China’s slow compliance with a 2019 World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on the country’s improper tariff rate quota (TRQ) management practices for wheat, corn, and rice. …
DTB AgriTrade worked closely with former USTR official Sharon Bomer Lauritsen and a coalition of 14 food and agriculture industry organizations to develop a set of principles to address World Trade Organization (WTO) reform issues and priorities for …
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service provides news, reports, and data on international standards and rules for agricultural trade. You’ll find information on trade negotiations, trade agreements, market access issues and more from the USDA FAS …
The World Trade Organization (WTO) presents a useful collection of information on various topics covered under the WTO Agriculture Agreement including market access, domestic support and export competition. You’ll find resources to learn more …
The Farm Foundation’s Food and Agricultural Trade Resource Center provides a curated collection of white papers, conference proceedings, webinars and editorials on the latest trade issues facing the sector. You’ll find information ranging …
The Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources has a number of valuable resources including papers on public policy and podcasts featuring trade …
“When they talk about a purchase commitment of some magnitude, they’re not talking about letting the purchases happen naturally, they’re talking about state-directed purchases,” said Craig Thorn, a partner at DTB Associates and a former official with …
DTB policy expert Mark Sloan discusses the status of updating the trade agreement – formerly known as NAFTA – between Canada, Mexico, and the United States with the Charleston World Affairs Council including what’s in the agreement, …
DTB released this study in 2014, demonstrating that several developing countries (specifically Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Turkey) had exceeded domestic support levels allowed under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. A summary from the report …
DTB worked with several other firms to develop this study on the structure and impacts of China’s VAT for agricultural products, finding that it discriminated against agricultural imports and likely violated China’s WTO commitments. Executive …
