News on agriculture

Rite of Spring: Uncertain Weeks Ahead in Push for Doha Deal
(BRIDGES Weekly, 12 March 2008)

Easter Mini-Ministerial Unlikely, Says WTO Ag Chair
(BRIDGES Weekly, 5 March 2008)

WTO Ag Talks: Progress on Substance Must Determine Deadlines, Warn Members
(BRIDGES Weekly, 20 February 2008)

WTO Ag Chair’s New Text: Gradual Progress on Market Access, ‘Headline Numbers’ Unchanged
(BRIDGES Weekly, 13 February 2008)

Ag Chair to Issue Revised Draft Text by End January
(BRIDGES Weekly, 16 January 2008)

G-20 Releases Six New Agriculture Proposals
(BRIDGES Weekly, 16 January 2008)

US Senate Passes Farm Bill, Despite Threats of Veto, WTO Litigation
(BRIDGES Weekly, 16 January 2008)

WTO Negotiations Look to 2008, Though Doha Deal Prospects Remain Slim
(BRIDGES Weekly, 5 December 2007)

Ag Chair Presents New Proposals on Developing Countries' 'Special Products'
(BRIDGES Weekly, 5 December 2007)

WTO Members Scrutinise US Ag Subsidy Notification; FAO Warns of High Food Prices
(BRIDGES Weekly, 28 November 2007)

Draft Texts Facing Delay, as WTO Contemplates End-2008 for Doha Accord
(BRIDGES Weekly, 21 November 2007)

Revised Ag Text Delayed As Chair Sees Glimmer of Progress
(BRIDGES Weekly, 7 November 2007)

Agriculture Chair Circulates New 'Working Documents' on Export Competition
(BRIDGES Weekly, 7 November 2007)

Ag, NAMA Talks Continue, With Revised Draft Texts Expected Mid-November
(BRIDGES Weekly, 31 October 2007)

Agriculture: 'Degrees' Of Progress, While Broad Divisions Persist
(BRIDGES Weekly, 17 October 2007)

After Long Delay, US Notifies 2002-2005 Ag Subsidies to WTO
(BRIDGES Weekly, 10 October 2007)

US Farm Subsidy Hint Not Enough To Jolt Sluggish Doha Negotiations
(BRIDGES Weekly, 26 September 2007)

Ag Negotiators Discuss Market Access Exceptions As 'Core Group' Intensifies Work
(BRIDGES Weekly, 19 September 2007)

Market Access Kick-Starts Debate on Chair's Draft WTO Ag Deal
(BRIDGES Weekly, 12 September 2007)

Prospects for Doha Accord Dim, As WTO Heads Into Summer Recess
(BRIDGES Weekly, 1 August 2007)

US Cotton Subsidies Still Not WTO-Compliant: Interim Ruling
(BRIDGES Weekly, 1 August 2007)

Doha: Draft Ag Text Meets Lukewarm Response, NAMA LIkely to Be Chillier
(BRIDGES Weekly, 25 July 2007)

Ag, NAMA Chairs Release Draft Agreements, Point Way to Doha Compromise
(BRIDGES Weekly, 18 July 2007)

Brazil Launches WTO Case Against Us Farm Subsidies
(BRIDGES Weekly, 18 July 2007)

Doha Negotiating Groups Chair Acknowledges No Framework Deal Possible Before August
(BRIDGES Weekly, 11 July 2007)

Flurry of Proposals as Ag Chair Prepares Draft Agreement, Pessimism Notwithstanding
(BRIDGES Weekly, 4 July 2007)

Debate on Private Sector Standards Continues in SPS Committee
(BRIDGES Weekly, 4 July 2007)

India to Lower Wine and Spirits Taxes, Pre-Empting Potential WTO Rulings
(BRIDGES Weekly, 4 July 2007)

G-4 Meeting Underway in Potsdam; Other Members Await Convergence, Chairs' Texts
(BRIDGES Weekly, 20 June 2007)

G-20, G-33 Ministers Underline Priorities Before "Decisive Phase" in Doha Talks
(BRIDGES Weekly, 13 June 2007)

Canada Requests Panel in US Farm Subsidy Dispute
(BRIDGES Weekly, 13 June 2007)

Ag: Hints of Rapprochement Amidst Differences, As Draft 'Modalities' Text Looms
(BRIDGES Weekly, 6 June 2007)

Ag Chair Releases Second Instalment of 'Challenges' Paper, Sparking Varied Reactions
(BRIDGES Weekly, 30 May 2007)

Ag Consultations 'Pretty Good' But Not Enough, Says Falconer
(BRIDGES Weekly, 30 May 2007)

US Asks for Panel to Investigate Indian Tariffs on Wine and Spirits
(BRIDGES Weekly, 30 May 2007)

China, G-20 React To Ag Chair's Assessment Of Plausible Deal
(BRIDGES Weekly, 23 May 2007)

Second Instalment Of Ag Chair's Challenges Paper Delayed
(BRIDGES Weekly, 16 May 2007)

WTO Members Welcome Ag Chair's Paper, But Criticise 'Balance'
(BRIDGES Weekly, 9 May 2007)

Ag Chair Describes 'Centre Of Gravity' For Realistic Doha Deal
(BRIDGES Weekly, 2 May 2007)

Heated Debate Over Pakistan's Attempt At Compromise On 'Special' Farm Products
(BRIDGES Weekly, 2 May 2007)

Ag Delegates Await Chair's 'Hard Talk' Paper
(BRIDGES Weekly, 25 April 2007)

Inefficiency and Ineffectiveness Plague US Food Aid, Investigators Find
(BRIDGES Weekly, 25 April 2007)

Ag Talks Set To Pick Up As Negotiators Await Falconer's 'Hard-Talk' Questions
(BRIDGES Weekly, 18 April 2007)

Pakistan's Attempt At Compromise On Special Products Raises Ire Of Fellow G-33 Members
(BRIDGES Weekly, 18 April 2007)

Ag Chair To Engage Members in 'Hard Talk' on Key Issues
(BRIDGES Weekly, 4 April 2007)

Ag Chair Plans New Paper To Spur Discussions, But Is Worried Negotiators Losing Hope
(BRIDGES Weekly, 28 March 2007)

EU Banana Import Rules Challenged Again, This Time By Colombia
(BRIDGES Weekly, 28 March 2007)

G-33 Ministers Call On Developed Countries To Take First Step To Break Doha Deadlock
(BRIDGES Weekly, 21 March 2007)

WTO High-Level Meeting On Cotton Exceeds Low Expectations
(BRIDGES Weekly, 21 March 2007)

Indian Govt Denies Reports Of Internal Disagreement On Special Products
(BRIDGES Weekly, 21 March 2007)

Dispute Panel to Rule on EU's Banana Import Regime
(BRIDGES Weekly, 21 March 2007)

Ag: Members Discuss New Cairns Group Proposals On Sensitive Products And Tropical Products
(BRIDGES Weekly, 14 March 2007)

WTO Body Debates Public, Private Food Safety Standards
(BRIDGES Weekly, 14 March 2007)

Recently-Acceded Members Table New Agriculture Proposal
(BRIDGES Weekly, 14 March 2007)

Review Of EU Trade Policy Reveals "Substantial" Barriers To Ag Imports Remain
(BRIDGES Weekly, 7 March 2007)

US, Brazil Seek To Expand Global Market For Biofuels
(BRIDGES Weekly, 7 March 2007)

Ag Negotiators Twiddle Thumbs As Trading Powers Say No Progress Made in London
(BRIDGES Weekly, 28 February 2007)

WTO Talks Resume: Ag Negotiating Committee Meets For First Time Since Suspension
(BRIDGES Weekly, 14 February 2007)

Bush Administration Tables Farm Bill Proposals; Trading Partners Dissatisfied
(BRIDGES Weekly, 7 February 2007)

FAO Calls For Major Changes To Food Aid System
(BRIDGES Weekly, 7 February 2007)

In Attempt For Compromise, Pakistan Circulates Ideas on Agricultural 'Special Products'
(BRIDGES Weekly, 31 January 2007)

WTO Members Looking to Davos For Guidance On How To Proceed
(BRIDGES Weekly, 24 January 2007)

More WTO Members Line Up To Challenge US Corn Subsidies
(BRIDGES Weekly, 24 January 2007)

Will WTO Ag Negotiators Leap Through 'Window of Opportunity'?
(BRIDGES Weekly, 17 January 2007)

Canada Initiates WTO Dispute Proceedings Against US Farm Subsidies
(BRIDGES Weekly, 17 January 2007)

Doha Round 'Patient' Shows "Signs of Life", Ag Chair Says
(BRIDGES Weekly, 13 December 2006)

WTO Ag Talks: Chair Turns On Engine, But Car Not Yet In Gear
(BRIDGES Weekly, 15 November 2006)

Informal Discussions on Agriculture Continue, Though WTO Talks Remain Suspended
(BRIDGES Weekly, 8 November 2006)

Agriculture: Lack of Transparency Attributed to Late WTO Notifications
(BRIDGES Weekly, 2 November 2006)

'Non-G-6' meets in Norway
(BRIDGES Weekly, 25 October 2006)

Doha Round Suspended Indefinitely After Talks Collapse
(BRIDGES Weekly, 26 July 2006)

WTO Talks in "Crisis" As High-Level Meeting Fails; Lamy To Try To Facilitate Consensus
(BRIDGES Weekly, 3 July 2006)

Mammoth Task Awaits Ministers As Ag. Chair Tables Blueprint For Modalities Deal
(BRIDGES Weekly, 28 June 2006)

Awaiting Draft Modalities Text, Members Still Divided on Ag Market Access
(BRIDGES Weekly, 21 June 2006)

Some Gaps Remain on Ag Export Competition
(BRIDGES Weekly, 21 June 2006)

Chair's Ag. Market Access Paper Sparks Fierce Debate On Tariff Cuts
(BRIDGES Weekly, 14 June 2006)

Four Latin American Countries Table New Paper on Tropical Products
(BRIDGES Weekly, 14 June 2006)

Ag: WTO Members Fire Opening Salvoes on Market Access as Countdown to End June Begins
(BRIDGES Weekly, 7 June 2006)

Domestic Farm Subsidies: Members Continue to Tinker Round the Edges
(BRIDGES Weekly, 7 June 2006)

WTO Agriculture Committee Takes Up Green Box
(BRIDGES Trade BioRes, 2 June 2006)

Ag Chair to Produce Draft Text Around 19 June, as Members Remain Divided on Subsidy Cuts
(BRIDGES Weekly, 31 May 2006)

EU Signals Some Willingness to Move On Ag. Market Acccess; Talks Still Blocked
(BRIDGES Weekly, 24 May 2006)

Ag: Members Trying to Bridge Gaps on Tropical Products, Preference Erosion
(BRIDGES Weekly, 24 May 2006)

G-20 Circulates New Papers On Blue Box, Green Box Farm Subsidies
(BRIDGES Weekly, 24 May 2006)

Falconer Urges Members to Narrow Differences on Sensitive Products
(BRIDGES Weekly, 17 May 2006)

Ag: Disagreements Still Remain on Export Competition
(BRIDGES Weekly, 17 May 2006)

G-33 Criticises Falconer's SP Paper; Developing Country Groups Reiterate Importance of SP/SSM
(BRIDGES Weekly, 17 May 2006)

Falconer Paper on Special Products Splits G-33, Farm Exporters
(BRIDGES Weekly, 10 May 2006)

Ag Chair Circulates Reference Paper on SVEs
(BRIDGES Weekly, 10 May 2006)

Rifts Deepen On Ag Market Access Flexibilities For Developing Countries
(BRIDGES Weekly, 3 May 2006)

EU Food Aid Paper Proposes Strict Disciplines To Prevent Commercial Displacement
(BRIDGES Weekly, 3 May 2006)

Ag: Modalities Deadline Will Be Missed; Six Weeks Of Continuous Negotiations Launched
(BRIDGES Weekly, 26 April 2006)

Ag Week Makes Incremental Progress on Export Competition, Domestic Support
(BRIDGES Weekly, 26 April 2006)

Malaysian Informal Paper on Special Products Draws Objection from G-33
(BRIDGES Weekly, 5 April 2006)

G-33 Proposes Specific Numbers for Special Safeguard Mechanism
(BRIDGES Weekly, 29 March 2006)

Ag Week Sees Constructive Debate But No Breakthroughs
(BRIDGES Weekly, 29 March 2006)

New Paper on Comparing Ag, NAMA Ambition Stirs Controvery in Both Negotiating Groups
(BRIDGES Weekly, 22 March 2006)

G-6 Ministerial in London Fails to Break Deadlock in Doha Round
(BRIDGES Weekly, 15 March 2006)

Little Progress at G-6 Countries Meeting on WTO Farm Talks
(BRIDGES Weekly, 8 March 2006)

NAMA Week: Members Differ on S&D Flexibilities, Link to Ag
(BRIDGES Weekly, 8 March 2006)

Ag Chair to Draft 'Reference Papers' on Issues Where Some Convergence Apparent
(BRIDGES Weekly, 22 February 2006)

Members Focus on Chair's 'Questions' About WTO Agriculture Talks
(BRIDGES Weekly, 15 February 2006)

WTO Agriculture Week Sees G10 Proposals, But Little Progress
(BRIDGES Weekly, 1 February 2006)

WTO Members Endorse Draft Hong Kong Text after Spat over Services
(BRIDGES Weekly, 7 December 2005)

Brazil and India to G-7: Will Cut NAMA Tariffs If EU, US Cut Ag Tariffs and Subsidies
(BRIDGES Weekly, 7 December 2005)

Members Discuss Lamy's Draft Ministerial Text; Revisions to Follow
(BRIDGES Weekly, 30 November 2005)

Agriculture: Chair Reports On Status Quo With A View To Hong Kong
(BRIDGES Weekly, 23 November 2005)

West Africans, EU Make Proposals for Hong Kong Deal on Cotton
(BRIDGES Weekly, 23 November 2005)

Members 'Recalibrating' Expectations for Hong Kong and Beyond
(BRIDGES Weekly, 16 November 2005)

Banana Row To Be On Hong Kong Agenda
(BRIDGES Weekly, 16 November 2005)

Members Scale Back Expectations for Hong Kong
(BRIDGES Weekly, 9 November 2005)

EU Offer Of Deeper Farm Tariff Cuts Fails To Restart Talks
(BRIDGES Weekly, 2 November 2005)

EU's Price For Farm Tariff Cuts Too Steep, Say Developing Countries
(BRIDGES Weekly, 2 November 2005)

G-33 Outlines Special Safeguard Mechanism For Developing Countries
(BRIDGES Weekly, 2 November 2005)

Still No Clarity On Cotton Outcome
(BRIDGES Weekly, 2 November 2005)

Ag: FIPS Ministers' Meet Ends Abruptly; EU To Make New Offer On Market Access?
(BRIDGES Weekly, 26 October 2005)

Market Access Flexibilities Up For Discussion In WTO Farm Talks
(BRIDGES Weekly, 26 October 2005)

Agriculture Week: Members Focus On Lagging Market Access Talks
(BRIDGES Weekly, 19 October 2005)

Ag Subsidies On Negotiating Table; Haggling Underway
(BRIDGES Weekly, 12 October 2005)

US, EU Divided On Agricultural Market Access
(BRIDGES Weekly, 12 October 2005)

Agriculture: Geneva Negotiations Turn to Concrete Numbers
(BRIDGES Weekly, 5 October 2005)

Agriculture Negotiations: Paris Meet Yields No Concrete Results
(BRIDGES Weekly, 28 September 2005)

EU-US Bilateral Ag Talks Pave The Way For Progress In Geneva?
(BRIDGES Weekly, 21 September 2005)

Agriculture: WTO Members To Pursue "Comprehensive" Approach
(BRIDGES Weekly, 21 September 2005)

Falconer Kicks Off Ag Week As Hong Kong Looms
(BRIDGES Weekly, 14 September 2005)

Agriculture: Following July Stalemate, Intense Negotiations Expected In Lead-Up To Hong Kong
(BRIDGES Weekly, 3 August 2005)

Time Running Out For Ag Compromise; Groser Delivers Downbeat Assessment
(BRIDGES Weekly, 27 July 2005)

WTO Cotton Sub-Committee: Africa Urges Action Before Hong Kong
(BRIDGES Weekly, 20 July 2005)

Dalian: Hint Of Progress On Agriculture
(BRIDGES Weekly, 13 July 2005)

Clouds Over Agriculture Negotiations Prior To Dalian Meet
(BRIDGES Weekly, 13 July 2005)

US Announces Changes To Illegal Cotton Subsidies, Brazil Reserves Right To Retaliate
(BRIDGES Weekly, 6 July 2005)

LDCs Adopt Common Position For Hong Kong
(BRIDGES Weekly, 29 June 2005)

WTO Cotton Sub-Committee: African Group Urges Response To New Proposal
(BRIDGES Weekly, 29 June 2005)

Agriculture Update: G-33 Meeting In Jakarta; Proposals For Tighter Green Box
(BRIDGES Weekly, 15 June 2005)

Busy Agriculture Week Focuses On Market Access
(BRIDGES Weekly, 8 June 2005)

Groser Forced To Resign As WTO Ambassador, May Stay On As Ag Chair
(BRIDGES Weekly, 25 May 2005)

Agriculture: Key Trade Ministers Strike AVE Deal In Paris
(BRIDGES Weekly, 11 May 2005)

Agriculture: Ministers Meet In Paris To Remove AVE Stumbling Block
(BRIDGES Weekly, 4 May 2005)

Agriculture Negotiations Suspended Over AVEs - Again
(BRIDGES Weekly, 20 April 2005)

Cairns Group Meet Urges Full Commitment To Agriculture Liberalisation
(BRIDGES Weekly, 6 April 2005)

G-20 Ministers Solidify Agriculture Position
(BRIDGES Weekly, 23 March 2005)

Agriculture Negotiations: Technical Work Ongoing
(BRIDGES Weekly, 23 March 2005)

Agriculture Week Kicks Off On High Note
(BRIDGES Weekly, 16 March 2005)

Agriculture: Progress Made On AVEs At Mombasa 'Mini-Ministerial'
(BRIDGES Weekly, 9 March 2005)

Members Optimistic Following Informal Ag Talks
(BRIDGES Weekly, 2 March 2005)

WTO Sub-Committee On Cotton Holds First Meeting
(BRIDGES Weekly, 23 February 2005)

Tariff Conversion Main Sticking Point Of Agriculture Week
(BRIDGES Weekly, 16 February 2005)

Agriculture Week Kicks Off With Heated Discussions On Preferences
(BRIDGES Weekly, 9 February 2005)

WTO Agriculture Negotiations: Members To Agree On "Pre-Modalities" By August 2005
(BRIDGES Weekly, 22 December 2004)

Agriculture Informals At WTO Address Export Financing, Blue Box
(BRIDGES Weekly, 15 December 2004)

Supachai Reports On Developmental Aspects Of Cotton
(BRIDGES Weekly, 8 December 2004)

WTO Agriculture Negotiations Progress On Technical Issues
(BRIDGES Weekly, 24 November 2004)

Agriculture: Costa Rica Proposes Action On Tropical Products
(BRIDGES Weekly, 17 November 2004)

Informal Agriculture Talks Reveal Members' Differing Priorities
(BRIDGES Weekly, 27 October 2004)

Agriculture Talks Inch Forward
(BRIDGES Weekly, 13 October 2004)

WTO Agriculture Session Addresses Next Steps From July Framework
(BRIDGES Weekly, 6 October 2004)

WTO Members Gear Up For Renewed Agriculture Negotiations
(BRIDGES Weekly, 29 September 2004)

WTO: July Framework Agreed At Eleventh Hour
(BRIDGES Weekly, 3 August 2004)

Agriculture: 'Remarkable Turn-Around' From Cancun
(BRIDGES Weekly, 3 August 2004)

Agriculture: Developing Countries Criticise Groser Draft For Developed-Country Bias
(BRIDGES Weekly, 21 July 2004)

Agriculture: Critics Voice Concern Over Negotiating Process
(BRIDGES Weekly, 7 July 2004)

WTO Agriculture Talks: Chair Says Framework Deal "Absolutely Doable"
(BRIDGES Weekly, 30 June 2004)

WTO: Delegates Kick Off Agriculture Talks In Geneva
(BRIDGES Weekly, 23 June 2004)

UNCTAD XI: Key Members Report Growing Consensus on Main Farm Trade Issues
(BRIDGES Weekly, 16 June 2004)

Agriculture Negotiations: Members Still Divided Over Market Access
(BRIDGES Weekly, 9 June 2004)

Agriculture: G-20 Tables New Proposal; Negotiations Ongoing in Geneva
(BRIDGES Weekly, 2 June 2004)

Doha Round: Political Momentum Growing As Ministers Prepare for Paris Meet
(BRIDGES Weekly, 13 May 2004)

Agriculture: Cotton Dispute, EU CAP Reform, WTO Ag Negotiations
(BRIDGES BioRes, 30 April 2004)

Agriculture Talks Fail to Meet Expectations
(BRIDGES Weekly, 28 April 2004)

Market Access Discussed During Second 'Agriculture Week'
(BRIDGES Weekly, 22 April 2004)

WTO Headed For Agriculture Modalities Framework By July
(BRIDGES Weekly, 31 March 2004)

WTO Agriculture Week: No Negotiating Breakthrough expected
(BRIDGES Weekly, 24 March 2004)

Agriculture Negotiations: Signals of Renewed Momentum Cropping Up
(BRIDGES Weekly, 26 February 2004)

Agriculture Consultations: Chair Reports Lack of Engagement
(BRIDGES Weekly, 26 November 2003)

Ag Talks: GC Chair Reports Progress, Key Members Sceptical,
(BRIDGES Weekly, 19 November 2003)

WTO: Members Meet Informally to Consider AG,
(BRIDGES Weekly, 30 October 2003)

G-20 Group Discusses Way Ahead; Colombia, Peru Leave Alliance,
(BRIDGES Weekly, 8 October 2003)

Agriculture Negotiations: Perplexity On All Sides
(BRIDGES Weekly, 25 September 2003)

Agriculture: Draft Framework Released, Members Voice 'Balanced' Criticism
(BRIDGES Weekly, 28 August 2003)

Agriculture: Real Negotiations Start As EC, US Table Joint Modalities Text
(BRIDGES Weekly, 21 August 2003)

Cotton & Special Products Crop Up In WTO Agriculture Group
(BRIDGES Weekly, 28 July 2003).

Agriculture Negotiations: Members Still Far Apart On Key Elements Of Negotiation Modalities
(BRIDGES Weekly, 10 July 2003).

Agriculture: Negotiations Chair Calls On Membership To Meet Deadlines
(BRIDGES Weekly, 2 October 2002).

Impasse On Farm Subsidies Seen As 'Step Backwards' In Agriculture Talks
(BRIDGES Weekly, 25 September 2002).

Split On GIs Overshadow Market Access Talks At WTO's Agriculture Committee
(BRIDGES Weekly, 13 September 2002).

Agriculture Proposal Receives Mixed Reviews -- Sets The Stage For Market Access Discussions
(BRIDGES Weekly, 6 August 2002).

Agriculture: Members Warm Up For Mid-June Talks On Export Competition
(BRIDGES Weekly, 4 June 2002)