Top U.S. Agriculture Trade Negotiator Says China ‘Bristles’ in Talks
- Doud pushing China to open its grains market to freer imports
- China unwilling to open corn, rice, wheat markets, Doud says
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China is reluctant to relinquish control over its domestic grain stockpiles, an issue that has been a sticking point in a broader U.S.-China trade deal, according to America’s top agricultural trade negotiator.
China is unwilling to open its corn, rice and wheat markets to broader market forces that would allow for freer imports, Gregg Doud, the chief agriculture negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative, said at an industry conference in Kansas on Thursday. China subsidizes its domestic corn and rice growers, which unfairly boosts supplies and limits imports, he said.