Goals for Current Round of Negotiations

Here is a chronological listing of press releases, testimony and other documents that provide an overview of IDFA's goals for the current round of WTO negotiations: Vietnam Invited to Join WTO, 11/13/06

IDFA Works with NCIMS to Avert Potential Trade Issue with EU, 11/13/06

Ag Groups Urge Congress to Grant Permanent Trade Status to Vietnam, 10/23/06

Trade Talks Falter in Geneva, but U.S. Remains Committed, 7/24/06

House Ag Chairman Urges U.S. Doha Negotiators to Hold Fast, 7/3/06

Hong Kong Ministerial Yields Some Action, Good IDFA Interaction, 12/19/05

Dairy Executives Encourage President Bush to Stay the Course on WTO Goals, 12/12/05

IDFA: WTO Talks Provide Great Opportunity for U.S. Dairy Industry; Key Lawmaker Speaks Out about Europe's Push to Protect Food Names, 11/7/05

Europe's Highest Court Decides that Feta Must be Greek, 10/31/05

IDFA Applauds U.S. Offer to Cut Domestic Subsidies in WTO Doha Round, 10/10/05

AgTrade Coalition's 2005 WTO Policy Statement, 9/2005 (.pdf)

IDFA Provides Input on WTO Ag Priorities to Senate Committee, 9/26/05

Call to Action: IDFA Advocates New Codex Parmesan Standard, 6/20/05

U.S., Vietnam Reach Market-Access Agreement, Paving Way for WTO Accession, 5/22/06

Key Advisor Sides with Greeks over Feta Cheese Naming, 5/16/05

WTO Negotiators Push On Despite Passing April 30 Deadline, 5/1/06

President Asks for Renewal of "Fast Track" Authority on Trade, 4/11/05

U.S. Dairy Industry Welcomes WTO Ruling on Geographic Food Names, 3/21/05

IDFA Outlines Priorities for WTO Doha Round Negotiations, 2/7/05

WTO Confirms Two Rulings Against Farm Subsidies, 10/4/04

New Data Shows Strong Growth for U.S. Dairy Exports, 9/13/04

Presidential Candidates Weigh In on Dairy and Trade Policies, 8/23/04

WTO Delivers Another Blow to Farm Subsidies in EU Sugar Decision, 8/9/04

WTO Finalizes Negotiating Framework that Includes Export Subsidy Elimination, 8/2/04

Draft WTO Framework Includes the Elimination of Export Subsidies, 7/19/04

Export Subsidies Ban Vital to WTO Talks, 7/14/04

IDFA Position Statement on the WTO Doha Negotiating Round, 7/6/04 (.pdf)

Hope Rises for a WTO Framework Agreement by This Summer, 6/21/04

Members: IDFA Summary of House Ag Committee's Hearing on International Trade Negotiations, 5/19/04 (.pdf)

IDFA Testimony to House Agriculture Committee Regarding International Trade Negotiations, 5/19/04 (.pdf)

EU Proposes WTO Package Deal to End Agricultural Export Subsidies; WTO Hopes to Have Ag Framework Ready by July, 5/17/04

Members: IDFA Summary of WTO Meetings, May 10-11, 2004 (.pdf)

IDFA Calls for Member Input on May WTO Meetings, 4/20/04 (.pdf)

U.S. Urges WTO Ministers to Return to Doha Negotiating Table, 2/9/04

WTO Dispute Panel to Review EU's Geographic Indications Rules, 10/20/03

IDFA Calls on WTO to Renew Efforts toward Global Trade Agreement, 9/16/03

Full Analysis of WTO Breakdown in Cancun: Column by Greg Frazier, 9/15/03

EC Agrees to GI List for WTO Proposal; Internal System Faces New Challenges, 9/2/03

U.S.-EU Initiative Offers Road Map for WTO Agriculture Agreement, 8/18/03

EU Steps Up Pressure on Geographical Indications; U.S. Lawmakers and Food Industry Push Back, 8/4/03

Europe's draft list of proposed product names for Geographical Indicators (GI) protections, 7/2003 (.pdf)

July 25 Letter to Ambassador Zoellick on GI issues from 13 members of the House of Representatives (.pdf)

July 21 letter to Ambassador Zoellick on GI issues from a coalition of 25 food, beverage, consumer and agriculture companies and associations, including IDFA (.pdf)

July 11 letter to Ambassador Zoellick on GI issues from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Max Baucus (D-MT) (.pdf)

New Geographical Indications Would Stifle Commerce, Hearing Witnesses Testify, 7/28/03

WTO Members Must Conquer Serious Differences to Keep Ag Talks on Schedule, 11/25/02

IDFA Strongly Supports U.S. Proposal for WTO Agriculture Negotiations, 7/29/02

IDFA President and CEO E. Linwood Tipton's Statement regarding the U.S. WTO Agriculture Proposal, 7/25/02

WTO Ag Committee to Finalize Negotiation Principles by March 2003, 4/1/02

IDFA Press Release: IDFA Applauds Launch of New Global Trade Round; Association Supports China, Taiwan Entry into WTO, 11/14/01x

AgTrade Press Release: Coalition Applauds Launch of New WTO Round, 11/14/01

IDFA Press Release: Diverse Ag Coalition Shows Unity in Goals for WTO Round (6/21/01)

11/8/00 — IDFA Comments to USDA/USTR on U.S. Negotiating Proposal on Agricultural Tariff Rate Quotas

IDFA Press Release: Dairy Foods Industry Applauds the Request for ITC Study on Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade (11/1/00)

IDFA Press Release: IDFA Praises Administration's Proposal for WTO Agriculture Talks (6/29/00)

6/22/00 — SRAC Coalition Letter of to Amb. Barshefsky, US Negotiating Proposal in WTO

5/12/00 — IDFA Comments to the Trade Policy Staff Committee Regarding the WTO Agricultural Negotiations

5/12/00 — Coalition Letter to USDA Secretary Dan Glickman on Domestic Support Reforms in Next Round of Trade Talks

3/21/00 — Coalition Letter of to Secretary Glickman Requesting USDA to Conduct Market Barriers Study

1/24/00 — SRAC Letter of to Secretary of State, Amb. Barshefsky and Secretary Glickman on WTO Efforts

IDFA Letter of 1/6/00 to Amb. Charlene Barshefsky on WTO Ministerial Efforts

IDFA Letter of 1/6/00 to Amb. Peter Scher on WTO Efforts

IDFA Letter of 1/6/00 to Secretary Dan Glickman on WTO Efforts

IDFA Press Release: Dairy Foods Industry Pledges to Continue Working Toward Agricultural Trade Reform in WTO, (12/8/99)

IDFA Press Release: IDFA Updated Report from Seattle (12/2/99)

IDFA Press Release: IDFA Upbeat About Launch of WTO Negotiations (11/30/99)

Member Alert: IDFA Launches WTO News Page (11/24/99)

IDFA Press Release: Dairy Foods Delegation Will Promote Ambitious Reforms at WTO Talks in Seattle (11/15/99)

11/4/99 — IDFA Seeks Ambitious Agenda To Open Agricultural Markets

IDFA Press Release: IDFA Testimony to Senate Subcommittee on WTO Negotiations (10/7/99)

10/7/99 — IDFA Testimony Presented by Janet Nuzum Before the Senate Finance Committee, on Preparations for WTO Negotiations

9/30/99 — IDFA Testimony Presented by Janet Nuzum Before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, on Preparations for WTO Organizations

7/12/99 — US Trade Alliance Letter to Congress introducing the US Alliance for Trade

6/23/99 — IDFA Testimony Presented by Janet Nuzum before the House Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, on Upcoming WTO Negotiations

IDFA Press Release: IDFA Testifies on Goals for Upcoming WTO Trade Negotiations (5/20/99)