Comments to the Trade Policy Staff Committee - Sweetener Users ...
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We believe <strong>the</strong> U.S. proposal calling for an 83 percent reduction in amber box subsidies for more<br />
heavily subsidized trading partners will help make U.S. agriculture more competitive. However,<br />
such reductions should apply on a commodity-by-commodity basis, not on an aggregate basis.<br />
Moreover, mechanisms should be established <strong>to</strong> ensure that no commodity is allowed <strong>to</strong> enjoy a<br />
level of subsidy in excess of that which presently prevails, or which prevailed during a<br />
subsequently selected base period.<br />
The Doha Round agricultural negotiations represent an important opportunity <strong>to</strong> secure gains for<br />
U.S. agricultural and food industries; <strong>to</strong> fur<strong>the</strong>r rationalize market-dis<strong>to</strong>rting policies worldwide;<br />
and <strong>to</strong> structure trade policy in a way that considers <strong>the</strong> interests of all affected U.S. parties, not<br />
just currently protected industries.