PROFILES OF TARIFFS IN GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETS

Paul R. Gibson, John Wainio (), Daniel B. Whitley and Mary Elizabeth Bohman ()

No 34055, Agricultural Economics Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: High protection for agricultural commodities in the form of tariffs continues to be the major factor restricting world trade. The large differences in average tariffs across countries make it possible for farmers in one country to benefit from tariff protection while farmers in other countries lose income because of lower prices resulting from those tariffs. This report provides the first comprehensive analysis of agricultural tariffs and tariff-rate quotas (limits on imported goods) across a large number of countries and commodities and finds that high average tariffs create barriers to markets for U.S. and other farmers.

Keywords: market access; megatariffs; tariff profiles; over-quota tariffs; in-quota tariffs; tariff-rate quotas; World Trade Organization; International Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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