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New WTO Ag Committee Chair Appointed

Published April 4, 2025

Members of the World Trade Organization have confirmed the appointment of Ali Sarfraz Hussain of Pakistan as chair of the agriculture committee. Hussain will have a significant role in the 2026 ministerial conference in Cameroon.
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Another Term for WTO Leader

Published November 29, 2024

Members of the World Trade Organization have elected Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to a second term as director-general. Her second four-year term will begin in September of next year. Okonjo-Iweala is the first African and first woman to lead the WTO.
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No Deal for Ag in WTO Ministerial

Published March 3, 2024

World Trade Organization negotiations went into overtime at its ministerial meeting in Dubai, but failed to reach consensus on agriculture or any other major trade initiatives. India unsuccessfully pushed for an expansion of its public stockholding program, a policy used…
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WTO Ministerial Takes Place This Week

Published February 24, 2024

The agriculture chair of the World Trade Organization has circulated a draft text ahead of this week’s ministerial conference. Topics up for negotiation include public policy over food security and assistance for the most vulnerable countries. The ministerial is being…
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WTO Agricultural Trade Negotiations to Resume

Published November 29, 2023

Preparations are being made for the agriculture negotiators participating in February’s World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi. At a mini-ministerial meeting in the United Arab Emirates, WTO leaders said more work is needed to reform agricultural trade. Food…
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Market Access Sought in WTO Ministerial

Published November 11, 2023

Ahead of next year’s World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, 30 major U.S. farm organizations have asked the Biden Administration to take a proactive approach to agricultural trade negotiations. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary…
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A Consistent Carbon Pricing System

Published January 23, 2023

The World Trade Organization director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, wants world leaders to adopt a shared carbon-pricing system. Today there are at least 70 different carbon pricing options available around the world. The WTO leader believes one consistent policy will provide certainty,…
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WTO Seeks Solution to Global Hunger

Published November 25, 2022

The World Trade Organization’s agriculture committee is working on a strategy to address hunger, especially in the least developed countries. Future discussions will center on market access, financing food purchases and the strength of farm production worldwide. Specific policies were…
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WTO Predicts Trade Downturn

Published October 6, 2022

The World Trade Organization is forecasting a significant decline in global trade growth next year. Growth is forecast at one percent, compared to a previous estimate of 3.4 percent. The WTO director-general urged member-countries to avoid trade restrictions to counter…
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R-CALF: Labeling Law Should be Restored

Published April 20, 2022

The American Beef Labeling Act is on the table with the goal of reinstating mandatory country of origin labeling. R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard says MCOOL would help American ranchers by driving up market demand. "Producers will empower consumers to…
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