Agricultural Trade: Determining Government Support Under the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement

RCED-91-63 Published: Feb 11, 1991. Publicly Released: Feb 19, 1991.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed how well the government-support formula specified by the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement measured agricultural trade distortion.

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International Affairs

Farm subsidiesForeign trade agreementsGrain and grain productsImport restrictionInternational trade regulationMathematical analysisMicroeconomic analysisPrice supportsStatistical methodsAgricultural trade