Analysis

Why were the Cancún Ministerial and the continuing Doha Round negotiations so important to American agriculture?  Here is some specific information on the U.S. position on the Doha talks and what is at stake for American agriculture.

• The U.S. Position
• What's at Stake for Your State?
• Trade Is Vital to Agriculture
• Op-Ed by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman on the Cancún Ministerial Meeting, Delta Farm Press (09/06/03)
• Fact Sheets from the Office of the United States Trade Representative
  • Trade in Cotton, Man-Made Fibers, Textiles and Clothing | .pdf version
• "Cancún: The Real Losers Are the Poor," WTO Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi, International Herald Tribune (09/18/03)
• "Cancún Failure Is 'Not Good News' for Africa," keynote address by Dr. Kipkorir Aly Azad Rana, WTO Deputy Director-General, Second East African Business Summit (09/19/03)
• Op-Ed by U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick: "America Will Not Wait for the Won't-Do Countries," Financial Times (09/22/03)