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Trade Agreements and Negotiations
 
Agricultural trade throughout the world is changing. Keeping up with fluctuations in markets, new and amended regulations, and issues that affect trade is challenging. Technology and fewer trade restrictions have opened international markets for both buyers and sellers.
The United States is pursuing trade liberalization with many developed and developing countries. Having access to growing foreign agriculture markets is essential to U.S. farmers who produce far more than domestic buyers can consume.
This page lists final agreements between the United States and individual countries.
Updates on current trade negotiations.
 
Agricultural Advisory Committees for Trade
The Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) for Trade and six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees (ATACs) for Trade are a formal mechanism to ensure ongoing liaison between the federal government and the private sector regarding agricultural trade issues.
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Compliance with U.S. export controls and regulations is important to U.S. National Security to protect U.S. interests at home and abroad. Agricultural exporters must ensure that sales of their products are conducted legally. Compliance not only involves controlled goods and technologies, it also involves restrictions on shipping to certain countries, companies, organizations, and/or individuals. It is critical that exporters adhere to any and all export regulations, while contributing to U.S. National Security.

International Organizations

FAS protects and advances U.S. agricultural interests by keeping U.S. policy views before the international community.  These organizations are listed on this page.

WTO Agricultural Trade Policy Commitments Database

This database contains data on implementation of commitments in agricultural policy by WTO members. The data are organized into three sections; one each for domestic support, export subsidy, and market access data.