Number: RL31296
Title: Trade Remedies and Agriculture
Authors: Geoffrey S. Becker and Charles E. Hanrahan, Resources, Science and Industry Division 
Abstract: Current U.S. trade remedy laws have come under scrutiny and challenge by the United States' major trading partners. Over the next few years, the World Trade Organization will be involved in negotiations aimed at clarifying the antidumping and subsidies agreements. U.S. officials point out that these negotiations are premised on preserving the "basic concepts, principles, and effectiveness of these Agreements and the instruments and objectives." Some U.S. trading partners suggest that this position is inconsistent with past U.S. opposition to discussions that examine anti-dumping practices with a possible view toward revision. Still, U.S. agricultural producers are likely to resist changes in U.S. law, and possibly to push for stronger protections, so long as they perceive foreign competitors are engaging in unfair subsidization of their own agricultural producers.
Pages: 27
Date: Updated February 22, 2002