NORTH AMERICAN TRADE RELATIONSHIPS: POLICY CHALLENGES FOR 2002 AND BEYOND AN AAEA POST CONFERENCE

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NORTH AMERICAN TRADE RELATIONSHIPSPOLICY
CHALLENGES FOR 2002 AND BEYONDAN AAEA POST
CONFERENCE

• FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR NORTH AMERICAN
• AGRICULTURAL TRADE RELATIONS
• COMMENTS BY
• JAMES W. MILLER
• NATIONAL FARMERS UNION
• Chicago, Illinois
• August 8, 2001

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CONFERENCE TOPICS

• Impact of Agreements on Agricultural Trade Flows
• Agricultural Trade Irritants and Disputes
• Policy Impacts
• Harmonization

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OPTIONS NEEDS

• Maintain Status Quo
• Address Issues
• Criteria

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MAINTAIN STATUS QUO

• Oppose Modifications To The Agreement
• Utilization of Existing Dispute Resolution
  Process
• Employment Of Domestic Trade Law Provisions
• Results
• Continued Disputes And Irritations
• Domestic Policy Remedies
• Questions Concerning Benefits Of Agreement

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ADDRESS ISSUES

• Exchange Rate Implications
• Environmental Regulations
• Labor Standards
• Market Infrastructure Access
• Border Measures
• Competition Policies and Concentration
• Domestic Support Programs
• Export Competition

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CRITERIA

• Redefine Goals Objectives Of NAFTA
• Free Trade, Fair Trade or Managed Trade
• Sectoral
• National / Regional
• Cost / Benefit Analysis
• Consumers
• Agricultural Producers
• Agri-Business
• Objectivity