Agricultural Trade: Competitor Countries' Foreign Market Development
Programs (Testimony, 06/14/95, GAO/T-GGD-95-184).

As Congress develops the 1995 Farm Bill and decides what support to
provide for export programs, one consideration is the activities of
major competitors of the United States.  The multilateral trade
agreement of the Uruguay round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade will reduce agricultural subsidies but will not limit funding for
market development activities, such as advertising, retail promotions,
and market research. This testimony discusses the foreign market
development activities of competitor countries and their implications
for U.S. foreign market development.  GAO also provides a status report
on state trading enterprises.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-GGD-95-184
     TITLE:  Agricultural Trade: Competitor Countries' Foreign Market 
             Development Programs
      DATE:  06/14/95
   SUBJECT:  Agricultural products
             International trade
             International agreements
             Sales promotion
             Commodity marketing
             Foreign governments
             Agricultural industry
             International economic relations
             Exporting
             Comparative analysis
IDENTIFIER:  USDA Market Promotion Program
             China
             Russia
             Ukraine
             France
             Germany
             United Kingdom
             Netherlands
             
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