Agricultural trade aid: Implications and consequences for US global trade relationships in the context of the World Trade Organization

US agricultural producers have been hard hit by the actions of Canada, China, Mexico, and other countries that have imposed tariffs against US agricultural products in retaliation for adverse trade actions from the Trump administration against the countries’ exports to the United States. To shore up...

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Autor principal: Glauber, Joseph W.
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: American Enterprise Institute 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147386
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Sumario:US agricultural producers have been hard hit by the actions of Canada, China, Mexico, and other countries that have imposed tariffs against US agricultural products in retaliation for adverse trade actions from the Trump administration against the countries’ exports to the United States. To shore up political support from an important constituency, the Trump administration has authorized an estimated total of $28 billion in 2018 and 2019 to farmers and ranchers in compensation packages for their losses in those years.