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Conner on India’s Rice Market-Distorting Schemes

April 13, 2022 by Ben Conner

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 …

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Conner Explains WTO Dispute on China’s Grain Imports

August 19, 2021 by DTB AgriTrade

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. …

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DTB AgriTrade Helps Develop WTO Reform Guidance

August 3, 2021 by DTB AgriTrade

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 …

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WTO Rules Matter to Farmers and Buyers

May 13, 2021 by Ben Conner

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 …

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International Rules Regarding the Safety of Imported Foods

October 4, 2007 by Craig Thorn

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 …

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Agricultural Trade Policies for 2001

October 5, 2000 by Craig Thorn

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 …

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The Importance of the New Round of WTO Negotiations for U.S. Agriculture

March 7, 2000 by Craig Thorn

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 …

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Agreement on the Application of SPS and TBT Agreements

January 20, 2000 by Craig Thorn

“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 …

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