Overview
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Trade policies such as protectionist measures and government
support of agricultural sectors affect the level of global trade.
Bilateral, multilateral, and regional trade agreements to eliminate
trade barriers among member countries have taken on greater
significance amidst an evolving international trading environment.
The United States has membership in trade agreements with a number
of countries.
ERS analyzes policies and regulations of major trading partners
such as China, Japan, Mexico, and the European Union. ERS
economists have conducted extensive research on the impacts of the
North American Free Tree Act and on economic issues confronting
World Trade Organization negotiators. In addition, ERS has examined
the impacts of various trade agreements on member countries'
agricultural sectors, including potential impacts of the recently
concluded U.S. agreement with South Korea, Colombia, and
Panama.