Trump tariff payments may bring WTO woes, says think tank

The United States could tarnish its leadership for fair trade in agriculture because of its multibillion-dollar trade-war payments to farmers, said a report issued by the free market American Enterprise Institute on Tuesday. Author Joe Glauber, former USDA chief economist, said the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments could breach WTO limits against trade-distorting subsidies. “Now… » Read More

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