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WTO Ag Committee Meetings Report Released
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:55:36 CSTDuring "regular" Agriculture Committee meetings by WTO Members last week, a growing number of members reported that their domestic support for farmers has exceeded limits committed in the WTO. Some of the breaches were attributed to high world prices and tighter supply, partly blamed on export restrictions. The Cairns Group and the G-20 said the violations run counter to the objective that all WTO members have agreed on continuing agricultural trade reform through the Doha Round negotiations.
The World Food Programme reports the number of people experiencing hunger around the glove has declined from 1.2 billion in 2009 to 925 million in 2010. And when it comes to food security, the programme reminded the committee of two points: The world needs sustained commitment to food security through both development and humanitarian action; and Global economic recovery through growth will be essential but will not be enough to eliminate hunger within "an acceptable period of time".
Also, during the meetings, The Secretariat presented a new paper on countries' shares in agricultural exports of 22 products. The Secretariat said that broadly, the main findings it reported to the committee in November 2009 remain unchanged, particularly for total world exports of all agricultural products, rice, oilseeds, butter and butter oil, skim milk powder, cheese, other milk products, bovine meat, pig meat, poultry meat.
World exports of wheat and wheat flour increased by 30 percent in volume terms since the base period. Similarly, world exports of coarse grains increased by 39 percent over the same period.
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