U.S. wheat industry leader: more steps needed to counter Chinese policies

The U.S. wheat industry is applauding the Obama administration’s decision to move toward challenging the Chinese domestic price support program for rice, corn and wheat at the World Trade Organization, but additional work is required to eliminate a suite of Chinese policies that distort global wheat trade and harm U.S. farmers, according to Alan Tracy, president of U.S. Wheat Associates. Tracy testified at an Oct. 5 interagency hearing on China’s compliance with its World Trade Organization obligations attended on the...