An American Farm Bureau official says even if it is tough getting China to comply with a WTO ruling against its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports five years ago, it was the right decision.
AFBF Trade Advisor Dave Salmonsen says whether or not China complies, it’s important the WTO uphold world trade rules against Beijing’s tariff retaliation for national-security-based U.S. metals tariffs.
And some of those tariffs remain.
Corn, soybeans and pork among them.
But Salmonsen suggests, tariffs that are enforced need to be worked out bilaterally, implying outside the WTO. Still, China remains a core U.S. ag market.
Despite, U.S.-China differences, Salmonsen says countries sometimes “compartmentalize” issues—when they need products, they need them, especially Ag products.
