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Analysis: Skyrocketing US subsidies may far exceed WTO limits

08/12/20 6:45 AM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Carl Zulauf CCC CFAP Commodity Credit Corp Coronavirus Food Assistance Program dan basse Department of Agriculture Donald Trump Joe Glauber market facilitation program MFP trade usda World Trade Organization WTO
The Trump administration is handing out so much money to farmers that the United States will blow through its spending limit under World Trade Organization rules for 2019 and likely 2020, potentially exposing U.S. farm programs to legal challenges, according to a new analysis.
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