US farm law turns toward protectionism, analyst says
Parts of the 2014 farm law “send a message to trading partners that U.S. agriculture is becoming more protectionist,” writes UC-Davis economics professor Colin Carter in Choices, the journal of agricultural economics. Carter mentions crop insurance as a subject “that could be successfully challenged by WTO members.” Dairy supports and country-of-origin meat labels “are especially noteworthy… » Read More
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