National Cotton Council apprehensive of Doha draft modalities
18 Jul '07
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The new agriculture text makes it clear that if a Doha Round is agreed to, U.S. agricultural policy will be written in Geneva, not in Washington. The newly-issued text would reach deep into U.S. agricultural policy and dictate to the U.S. Congress how they must write farm programs.
The NCC urges the U.S. Administration to strongly oppose the cotton-specific language contained in this draft and not to accept any set of modalities or any agreement that contains similar language. Without this type of assurance, the U.S. cotton industry will undoubtedly oppose any extension of Trade Promotion Authority.
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