World Trade Organization Impacts on U.S. Farm Policy
World Trade Center, Two Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
June 1-3, 2005
Conference Agenda
Wednesday, June 1
5:00-6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception, Plimsoll Club
Moderator: Lynn Kennedy, Louisiana State University
Speaker: Bob Young, Chief Economist
American Farm Bureau Federation
Thursday, June 2
8:30-10:00 a.m. The Doha Development Agenda and Work Program Progress
Moderator: Eric Wailes, University of Arkansas
Debra Henke, Director, Multilateral Trade Negotiations Division
Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA
Tim Josling, Professor Emeritus
Food Research Institute, Stanford University
10:30-Noon Selected Papers - Concurrent Sessions
Session 1—WTO and Trade Effects on Commodities: Cotton, Sugar, and Rice
Moderator: Lynn Kennedy, Louisiana State University
The WTO’s Cotton Subsidies Decision: The Agreement on Agriculture Takes a Bite Out of U.S. Agricultural Policy
Stephen Powell and Andy Schmitz, University of Florida
The Impact of U.S. Cotton Policy in the Presence of Chinese Cotton Subsidies
Andy Schmitz and Stephen Powell, University of Florida
Doha Implications on the U.S. Sugar Industry
Won Koo, North Dakota State University
The Impacts of WTO Policy on U.S. Rice Policy
Eric Wailes and Alvaro Durand-Morat, University of Arkansas
Session 2—Trade Impacts, Market Fundamentals, and Trade Policy
Moderator: Jeanne Lindsey, Auburn University
China’s Accession into the WTO and Its Impacts on the U.S. Pork Industry
Osei Yeboah, Victor Boadu, and Henry Thompson, North Carolina A&T and Auburn Univeristy
Tariff and Non-Tariff Measures Affecting Market Access for Fresh and Processed Fruits and Vegetables
John Wainio and Barry Krissoff, Economic Research Service, USDA
MFA Removal and Impacts on US/China Cotton Trade
Yan Xia and Parr Rosson, Texas A&M University
Impacts of Trade Agreements on U.S. Dairy Trade
Cary W. “Bill” Herndon, Mississippi State University
12:00-1:15 p.m. Luncheon at the Plimsoll Club
Speaker: Walt Armbruster, President
Farm Foundation
1:30-3:00 p.m. International Views on WTO Domestic Policy Obligations: Issues and Prospects for the Future of Farm Programs
Moderator: Parr Rosson, Texas A&M University
Consular Representatives:
Ron Krystynak, Agriculture Counsellor
Embassy of Canada
Tassos Haniotis, Agricultural Trade Policy Analysis
European Commission
Fran Freeman, Minister Counsellor
Embassy of Australia
Evandro Didonet, Minister Counselor
Embassy of Brazil
3:30-5:00 pm Selected Papers - Concurrent Sessions
Session 3—Domestic Policy, Trade Policy and Trade Agreement Effects
Moderator: Darren Hudson, Mississippi State University
Can Traditional Approaches to Agricultural Policy Meet Domestic and International Policy Goals
Ed Young, Paul Westcott, and Anne Effland, Economic Research Service, USDA
Comparing Market Access Formulas for the US and EU: What Hurts and Who Benefits?
Christine Wieck and Tom Wahl, Washington State University
Economic Impacts of Trade Agreements
Parr Rosson, Sarah McMahon, and Flynn Adcock, Texas A&M University
Session 4—Trade Impacts, Trade Agreements, and Animal Diseases
Moderator: Jaime Malaga, Texas Tech University
Trade Policies and Animal Disease Outbreaks
Tom Marsh and Tom Wahl, Washington State University
Effects of Catfish, Crawfish, and Shrimp Imports on Domestic Prices
Yeong-Jae Lee and Lynn Kennedy, Louisiana State University
Welfare Impacts of Alternative Public Policies for Environmental Protection in Agriculture in an Open Economy: A General Equilibrium Framework
Farzad Taheripour and Madhu Khanaa, University of Illinois
Session 5—Policy Impacts on Competitiveness
Moderator: Osei Yeboah, North Carolina A&T University
An Analysis of the Structural and Ownership Changes in the World Maritime Fleet
Albert Allen, Joselito Estrada, and Saleem Shaik, Mississippi State University
The Government’s Role in Stabilizing Beef Supply When BSE Strikes
Zishun Zhao, Tom Wahl, and Tom Marsh, Washington State University
Possible WTO Impacts on US Representative Farms
Joe Outlaw, James Richardson, and David Anderson, Texas A&M University
Immigration Policy and the Agricultural Labor Market
Nobi Iwai, University of Florida
Friday, June 3
8:30-10:30 a.m. U.S. Views on WTO Domestic Policy Obligations
Moderator: Darren Hudson, Mississippi State University
Industry Representatives:
Dale McNiel, Trade Advisor and Attorney
American Sugar Alliance
Bob Cummings, Vice President, International Policy
USA Rice Federation
Rick Tolman, Chief Executive Officer
National Corn Growers Association
Gary Adams, Vice President, Economic and Policy Analysis
National Cotton Council
11:00-Noon Legislative Issues Affecting WTO Obligations and U.S. Farm Policy
Moderator: Parr Rosson, Texas A&M University
Congressional Staff Views:
Chip Conley, Economist, Democratic Staff
U.S. House Agriculture Committee
Hayden Milberg, Senior Professional Staff
U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee
Noon Summary and Adjourn
Conference Organizing Committee:
S-1016 Regional Research Committee on
The Impacts of Trade Agreements and Domestic Policy on Southern Agriculture
Conference Co-Sponsors:
Center for North American Studies, Texas A&M University,
Louisiana State University, and Texas Tech University
Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies, North Dakota State University
National Center for Peanut Competitiveness, University of Georgia
Farm Foundation, Oak Brook, Illinois