Stallman: Global Trade Vital, ST. LOUIS, Mo. While urging the World Trade Organi zation to tackle numerous, sti fling barriers to global agricultural trade, the American Farm Bureau Federation will continue to encourage the U.S. government to aggressively pursue bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements to secure markets for U.S. agricul "I need o tractor fhot works hard and drives easy." SEE YOUR LOCAL Al Convenience. The 6410 is a pleasure to drive, thanks to a high visibilrty, low-profile hood, easy-to-read gauges on the convenient front panel and easy-to-reach controls in the right-hand console Which means your 6410 can work hard, while you take it easy tqral exports. 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Progress in these talks has been impressive as negotiators pursue their charge, even though a trade round was not launched as planned in Seattle in 1999.” Stallman said WTO member countries have established dead lines for the coming year that, when achieved, “will put agri culture in a good negotiating po sition once a round is successfully launched.” Farm Bureau supports the commence ment of WTO talks this Novem ber in Qatar. Leading up to those talks, Stallman said Farm Bureau is paying “continuous attention to details and is closely monitoHng the ongoing trade discussions as we look ahead to new opportu nities. “From the results of past rounds, it is clear to U.S. farm ers that this round must include all sectors as a comprehensive, Al WHITE ABCO DEALER SIBERT EQUIPMENT 1175 Bnckcrafters Road New Oxford, PA 717-624-8763 STANLEYS FARM SERVICE RD 1 - Off Rte 125 Klingerstown, PA 570-648-2088 WITMER’S INC. 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RD 1 Bechtelsville, PA 610-845-2911 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 7,2001-C3 single undertaking (that does not exclude agriculture),” he said. “Trading agricultural favors for other sectors’ benefits will no longer be acceptable domesti cally.” Stallman said a major goal of American farmers during WTO talks, as well as farmers in many other nations, is “the elimina tion of export subsidies now and tariff barriers eventually, within a specified deadline, recognizing and addressing the impact on import sensitive products.” He also said U.S. farmers will push for implementation of health and food safety standards that are based on science as is al ready required by provisions of the Uruguay Round Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Agreement. “This concern does not deal with changing, but rather fol lowing the rules that have been agreed to,” he said. “Products enhanced through biotechnol ogy need to be judged on their merits, not on political science.” He said the WTO dispute set tlement process also must be streamlined so that its rulings “pave the way to promote, rather than restrict trade. “This is crucial because the credibility of the WTO depends in part on dispute settlement rulings that steer the direction of global trade,” Stallman said. Overall, Farm Bureau sup ports WTO progress along the lines of the goals stated in the long-range plan for the multila teral APEC initiative. “An open food system will enable participating countries and companies to build and grow, once the new trading regime takes hold,” Stallman said. “U.S. farmers want fairer and freer trade because we see profit opportunity certainly. But there is far more trade moves more than products. Trade moves ideas and ideals. It promotes social as well as material gain. We need to maintain an atmos phere that encourages openness to innovation, promotes en terprise, and rewards those who participate within the rules.” Stallman said that a tide of public sentiment for more open trading rules “will benefit pro ducers and consumers, while building a more peaceful world.” U.S. farmers, he said, are eager “to share in this prog ress as we seek our own prosper ity while promoting improved standards of living globally.” Lancaster Farming Check out our web site terfi 'w.lanca; iq.com
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