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United States of America: $12 billion subsidies to farmers in response to foreign retaliatory measures

Announcement

24 Jul 2018

The United States will respond to the estimated $11 billion impact of other countries’ retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods by authorizing up to $12 billion in programs that are intended to assist agricultural producers in meeting the costs of disrupted markets.

 

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Number of interventions

4

4 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

31 Jan 2019

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 24 Jul 2018
Other export incentive In force
The CCC will also use its Charter Act authority for a Trade Promotion Program administered by the Foreign Agriculture Service "in conjunction with the private sector to assist in developing new export...
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Implementation date

24 Sep 2018

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 24 Jul 2018
Financial grant In force
On September 21, 2018 Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the addition of commodities to the trade mitigation package. Starting September 24, producers of shelled almonds and fresh sweet c...
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Implementation date

24 Jul 2018

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 24 Jul 2018
Public procurement, nes In force
The USDA will also use CCC Charter Act and other authorities to implement a Food Purchase and Distribution Program through the Agricultural Marketing Service to purchase unexpected surplus of affected...
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Announced: 24 Jul 2018
Financial grant In force
On July 24, 2018 Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several actions to assist farmers in response to the damage done by other coun...
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Related State Acts

Announced: 23 May 2019

United States of America: New compensation program to U.S. farmers caught in trade war

Announced: 01 Jan 2019

United States of America: $21.9 million in Agricultural Trade Promotion Program support to the American Soybean Association

Announced: 01 Jan 2019

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Announced: 01 Jan 2019

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Announced: 01 Jan 2019

United States of America: $13.9 million in Agricultural Trade Promotion Program support to the U.S. Grains Council

Announced: 01 Jan 2019

United States of America: $17.6 million in Agricultural Trade Promotion Program support to the U.S. Meat Export Federation

Announced: 15 Jun 2018

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Announced: 31 May 2018

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Announced: 04 Apr 2018

China: Announcement of retaliatory 25% tariffs on 106 US products

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United States of America: Retaliation against China for intellectual property practices

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Mexico: Suspension of retaliatory tariffs applicable to imports of U.S. goods

Announced: 18 Aug 2010

Mexico: Increased number of US goods subject to retaliatory duties

Announced: 18 Mar 2009

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