U.S. rice sector hopes ITC report spurs WTO action against India, new trade deals

Rice producers are hoping a forthcoming report on U.S. competitiveness in global rice markets will equip policymakers with the information needed to challenge Indian subsidies at the World Trade Organization and spur new market-access negotiations abroad, an industry representative tells Inside U.S. Trade . Karah Janevicius, director of international trade policy at USA Rice Federation, an industry group serving members across the U.S. rice industry, said the industry is hoping the benefits of the U.S. International Trade Commission report for...