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Farm tariffs might go (Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002 -- CropChoice news) --
The Washington Post
U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick
has served notice to American farmers that the
Bush administration may be willing to end
agricultural tariffs as part of an effort to
remove global trade barriers. Zoellick has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission, an
independent agency, to estimate the effects on the economy of eliminating duties on hundreds of
farm products, including orange juice, sugar and dairy goods, which are among the most highly
protected. A new law expanding President Bush's authority to negotiate trade agreements requires a
review before tariffs can be halted on "sensitive" products.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38478-2002Sep4.html | |
