The United States Loses Its Competitive Edge -- What Happened?. A Strong Dollar ; U.S. Farm Policies ; Trade Protectionism ; Export Subsidies -- Complex Solutions, Difficult Choices -- Can the United States Regain Its Competitive Position? -- Appendix I. Impact of Declining Exports ; Impact of Rising Imports -- Appendix II. Selected Bibliography on U.S. Farm Trade.
The U.S. agricultural trade performance has deteriorated over the past six years. The value of exports has fallen some 40 percent, while import value has risen 20 percent, cutting into what had been a healthy agricultural trade surplus. This report examines the reasons behind the deteriorating agricultural trade performance, recent policy changes to increase U.S. agricultural trade competitiveness, and a number of other options likely to be considered by the 100th Congress.
Penelope C. Cate, Specialist, Environment and Natural Resources Division, with a bibliography by Rebecca Mazur
CRS 87-66
"January 8, 1987."
SuDoc # LC 14. 18/3
