1.1: Exports
EXPAND AND MAINTAIN INTERNATIONAL EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES Other Information:
The most effective means of expanding foreign market opportunities is through new trade agreements that increase market access
and reduce trade impediments. Greater access to foreign markets requires an aggressive trade policy that lowers tariff s and
eliminates distorting subsidies. To achieve this, USDA will work with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to
push aggressively to conclude the Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations. Doha refers to the round of multilateral
trade negotiations conducted under WTO. USDA and USTR also plan to complete new trade agreements with a variety of trading
partners and negotiate effective market access with countries seeking to join the WTO. Other nations are pursuing bilateral
or regional agreements around the world that will put the U.S. at a comparative disadvantage in many markets. Without these
efforts, U.S. producers will find trade opportunities denied by others’ preferential agreements. While market expansion is
critical, maintaining existing access is just as important. USDA will continue to monitor existing trade agreements and work
with USTR to ensure that such access is enforced. Similarly, USDA will work with USTR to address technical barriers to trade
that are not consistent with international agreements. USDA also will continue to sharpen the focus of its programs, services,
education and information toward high economic-growth areas while working actively to maintain existing markets. In managing
these activities, the Department partners with producers, trade associations, and exporters to realize the benefits that will
flow from trade reform and result in global market expansion. High-growth areas for food demand are middle-income and developing
countries where both population and income are growing relatively rapidly. USDA’s technical assistance and training programs
playa vital role in helping these countries meet their WTO obligations, strengthen market infrastructure and policy and regulatory
frameworks, and avoid or eliminate unjustified technical trade barriers.
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