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 …
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: What Does it Mean for U.S. Agriculture? On May 23, 2022, the United States and a dozen other partners from the Indo-Pacific region launched a new negotiating forum formally known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework …
DTB AgriTrade policy expert Ben Conner discusses the impact of India’s market-distorting schemes on rice trade with USA Rice Chair and CEO of Supreme Rice Mill Bobby Hanks and USA Rice VP of International Trade Peter Bachmann on The Rice Stuff …
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 World Trade Organization (WTO) is preparing for its 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva at the end of the year; meanwhile there is widespread concern that the organization is drifting into irrelevance. But for U.S. farmers, the …
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 …
TPA is based on the idea that Congress and the White House should work together on trade agreements. Congress is on recess this week, which means there is no chance of renewing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Legally, TPA expires on July 1, 2021, …
Farm to Fork and the Agricultural Innovation Agenda The year 2020 will be known for many things, but one overlooked development that could have far-reaching consequences for global food security and sustainability was the juxtaposition of the …
“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, …
Listen as DTB AgriTrade partner Craig Thorn explains the value of trade agreements to U.S. farmers and the nation as a whole. Craig was offering his perspectives on food and agriculture policy issues that should be of interest to the next …
In June 2015, Craig Thorn provided testimony before the House Agriculture Committee describing the findings of a DTB paper on the increase of subsidies in advanced developing countries. The attention brought to these issues helped lead to the WTO …
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 …
In October 2007, Craig Thorn provided testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittees on Oversight and Trade. In it he addressed criticisms of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement and the importance of those rules to …
This article, published in the International Environmental Law Committee Newsletter by the American Bar Association, described the relationship between the Cartagena Protocol and the WTO agreements relevant to agricultural biotechnology. THE …
In October 2000, Craig Thorn provided testimony before the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on International Trade on two critical challenges facing U.S. agriculture at the time – a new round of WTO negotiations and international regulatory …
Shortly before forming DTB Associates, Craig Thorn provided testimony before the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on International Trade on the importance of further liberalization in agricultural trade following the end of the Uruguay Round …
“The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade,” was published in Law and Policy in International Business (Volume 31, Number 3, Spring 2000) shortly before DTB …
