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Food Trade Alliance Op-Ed
01/11/05
If you shopped at a supermarket last month, you probably experienced
severe sticker shock. Prices for many items on the family dinner
table continued to climb in 2004. Since 2003, butter prices have
increased by 28 percent and milk is up 8 percent. One restaurant
chain estimates that wholesale chicken prices are up 17 percent
this year, while beef, cheese, fruit and many other foods are
also more expensive. Food inflation is expected to increase by
3 percent to 4 percent in 2005.
Food is expensive for a number of reasons, some of which we can control. While we can't do anything about weather conditions and natural disasters that wreak havoc on food supplies — such as the recent tsumani, which will affect the costs of many foods imported from Asia — we can do something about price hikes that result from policies made in Washington.
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Mission of the Alliance
- To support policymakers in the U.S. and abroad who favor
liberalizing global food trade.
- Increase opportunities in global food trade, benefiting U.S. farmers, food suppliers, restaurants and others by expanding access to agricultural and processed food products around the world.
- Bring the voice of American consumers and U.S. food- preparation industries into the trade debate.
- Educate consumers, policymakers, and media about the high cost and harmful impact of food trade restrictions on trade and hunger worldwide.
| "Arguing for trade barriers is like arguing for a tax on single working moms, because that is who pays the highest percentage of household income for food. Our goal is to cut those hidden import taxes — while other countries cut theirs too — to
give working families a boost. Not only do families get a tax
cut through the products they buy, but they also earn better paying jobs in industries that export products and services."
Robert Zoellick
U.S. Trade Representative
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Newsletter
Read the Premier Issue of the Food Trade Alliance Newsletter. 06/28/06 |
Press Releases
Food Trade Alliance Urges USTR Ambassador Schwab to Focus on Market Access Commitments at Doha Talks. 06/30/06 More
Food Trade Alliance Calls U.S. Agriculture Proposals
"Positive and Necessary Step Forward". 10/13/05 More
Food Trade Alliance Endorses CAFTA-DR:
Agreement Will Open Markets For U.S Food Exports. 05/17/05 More
Geneva Launch Announcement of Global Alliance for Liberalized Trade in Food and Agriculture. 04/19/05 More
New "Food Trade Alliance" To Press For Global Trade Reforms Benefiting Consumers,
Producers.
01/11/05 More
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For Press Inquiries
George Felcyn
The PBN Company
Tel. 202-466-6210
Fax: 202-466-6205
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