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Sino-US Agriculture Trade Sino-US Agriculture Trade and WTO Negotiationsand WTO Negotiations
(Draft)(Draft)
Embassy of China, P.R.
Weining Zhao
March, 2005
Main ContentsMain Contents
II. Sino-US Agriculture Trade. Sino-US Agriculture Trade
II.Chinese Government Policy in II.Chinese Government Policy in Agriculture Production and Rural Agriculture Production and Rural DevelopmentDevelopment
III.China’s WTO Negotiation ProcessIII.China’s WTO Negotiation Process
IV. China’s Agriculture Laws and IV. China’s Agriculture Laws and RegulationsRegulations
I. Sino-U.S. Agriculture Trade
China’s Agriculture Import China’s Agriculture Import and Exportand Export
1) China has transited from a net agriculture product export country to net import country 3 years after entry into WTO. (Billion $)
Year Export Import Ex-Imp
2002 18.14 12.45 +5.69
2003 21.43(+18%) 18.93(+52%) +2.5
2004 23.39(+9%) 28.03(+48%) -4.64
Sino-U.S. Agriculture Sino-U.S. Agriculture TradeTrade
2) China has become U.S.’s 4th export market
Year Export Import Ex-Imp
2002 1.68 (26%) 2.72(2%) -1.04
2003 2.1(+25%) 5(+84%) -2.90
2004 3.01(+18%) 5.97(+12%) -2.96
(Billion USD)
U.S. Agriculture Product U.S. Agriculture Product Export to ChinaExport to China
2003 2004
Quantity Value Quantity Value
Soybean 11 2888 9.4 2328
Wheat 0.23 35.25 2.94 495
Cotton 0.58 763 0.93 1416
(unit: million metric tons & million USD)
II. Chinese Government Policy on Agriculture Production and Rural Development
1.Strengthened Production to 1.Strengthened Production to Ensure Grain Security for Chinese Ensure Grain Security for Chinese
Grain Security affects social stability, economical and national security
As of 22% of the World population 1.3 billion people, and with only 7% of World arable land, grain security stands the top government agenda.
After 4 consecutive year decline, grain production in 2004 reached 469 million metric tons
1.Strengthened Production to 1.Strengthened Production to Ensure Grain Security (Ensure Grain Security (Continued) Continued) Increase planting acreage: last autumn
planted 700,000 hectares more of wheat than previous year, which might bring four percent of output increase for 2005 summer harvest.
tap the potential of farmland by improving irrigation facilities and adopting advanced technologies.
Scientific and technological applications should be promoted to foster improved breeds
ContinuedContinued
Medium-yield land, with a benchmark production of 5.4 tons per hectare, accounts for two-thirds of the country's total arable land. China will apply more technical and financial resources to upgrade this into high-yield land, which boasts a benchmark production of 7.7 tons per hectare.
2. A Stricter Protection of Arable2. A Stricter Protection of Arable LandLand
China had 140 million ha of arable land in 1996 and now 126 million ha.
Target: by 2010, to feed 1.4 billion people then, China should retain 128 million ha. Of arable land. The total reduced arable land should not surpass 6.4 million ha. And non agriculture arable land requisition should not surpass 2 million ha.
3. Relieve Farmers’ Burden & 3. Relieve Farmers’ Burden & Increase Farmer’s IncomeIncrease Farmer’s Income
Direct subsidies for grain growers. In 2004, 600 million farmers in 29 pro
vince received 11.6 billion yuan (1.45 billion $)
In 2005, 11.6 billion yuan plus 10% will be paid to grain growers. And 5.5 billion yuan (66 million $) will be subsidized to govmt of 800 graincnty
ContinuedContinued
Tax cuts and exemptions. China announced in 2004 exemption of all agri-tax in 5 years.
Up to now, 26 provinces have already cut and exempted agri-tax.
By 2006, all of country will exempt farmers of agri-tax,which is annually 40 billion yuan (5 billion USD)
III. China’s WTO Negotiation III. China’s WTO Negotiation Process & StandsProcess & Stands
1. China’s WTO 1. China’s WTO Commitments in Agriculture Commitments in Agriculture
1) Reduce tariffs on agricultural goods of greatest importance to U.S. farmers from a 1997 average of 31 percent to 14 percent.
2) Establish annual tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for import of selected key commodities. TRQs are at low tariffs ranging from 1 to 9 percent. Quotas were initially set for years 2002-04 for most commodities (through 2005 for vegetable oils).
ContinuedContinued 3) Eliminate export subsidies. 4) Limit non-commodity-specific
trade-distorting domestic agriculture support to no more than 8.5 percent of total agricultural output value. In addition,China must limit commodity- specific support to any given commodity to no more than 8.5% of that commodity's total value of production.
ContinuedContinued5) Apply science-based sanitary and ph
ytosanitary standards to all agricultural goods, including grains, meats, and fruits.
6) Publish regulations governing trade and policy.
7) Open China's distribution and service sectors to foreign-owned firms.
2. China’s Performance2. China’s Performance"I would give China's performance a to
p score," (Supachai Panitchpakdi, director-general of the WTO)
China deserves due recognition for the tremendous efforts made to reform its economy to comply with the requirements of the WTO. –quote from USTR Report
Chinn’s Performance (Continued)Chinn’s Performance (Continued)1) Tariff: The average tariff on farm
products has been lowered to 15.6 per cent, far below the 54 per cent that was evident before entry and the average world rate of 62 per cent.
2) Annual Tariff Rate Quotas: Wheat: 9.636 Million tons; Corn:7.2 million tons; Rice 5.32 million tons; Cotton: 0.894 million tones. (7.2; 1.9 )
China’s Performance (Continued)China’s Performance (Continued)3) Has eliminated all export subsidies4) China’s agricultural support is far less tha
n 8.5% of total agricultural output value. An example in 2004:
Green Box: direct subsidies to grain growers 11 billion yuan(1.35 bln $)
230 mln yuan(27 mln $) qualty. Info.Amber Box: Seed subsidies 2.85 billion yuan (
340 mln $); farm machinery subsidies 70 million yuan (8.5 mln $) and 400 million (48 mln $) from local
China’s Performance (Continued)China’s Performance (Continued)Agricultural tax cut 40 bln yuan. Agricultur
e output value: 2000 bln 5) Apply science-based sanitary and phytos
anitary standards to all agricultural goods, including grains, meats, and fruits.
6) Publish regulations governing trade and policy.
7) Open distribution and service sectors to foreign-owned firms.
3. China’s Stands in WTO Agriculture Negotiation
Participating Institutions Participating Institutions
China takes a very active part in Doha round agriculture negotiations.
Negotiation representatives from MOFCOM and Ministry of Agriculture under which MOA Agriculture Trade Promotion Center.
Consultant Group consisting of Chinese experts.
China’s Stand in WTO NegotiationChina’s Stand in WTO Negotiation
Aim:1) Improvements in market access;2) Reduction of, with a view to phasing out,
all forms of export subsidies;3) Reductions in trade-distorting domestic
support and agriculture product tariff.4) Phasing out tariff peak, tariff upgrading a
nd complex tariff.5) Substantially address the special & differ
ential treatment for developing Ctri.
China’s Stand (Continued) China’s Stand (Continued)
The Present Situation in China: China has eliminated all export
subsidies; China’s domestic support AMS = 0 Low tariff and large quantity of TQ; China does not have peak tariff, but
simple form of tariff at low level.
China’s Stand (Continued) China’s Stand (Continued)
China’s Stand:
In the Area of domestic support:
1) China supports substantial reduction in trade-distort support in amber box;
2) Restrain general support from amber box, blue box & de minimis
3) Reduce income payment in blue box
4) Strengthening discipline on support measures in Green Box
Thank You All !
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