Trade Negotiations and the Dairy Industry

Speeches to the New Zealand Dairyworkers' Union Congress June 17 2003

We often hear agricultural market access mentioned as the holy grail of trade negotiations. When New Zealand's trade negotiators make concessions in areas like public services under the current GATS negotiations, we are told this is a trade-off towards an agreement on agriculture.

These speeches give some background to the discussion of agriculture in the context of World Trade Organisation negotiations.

Fonterra and world agriculture: it's not just about trade
Speech by Researcher Bill Rosenberg

Trade Negotiation Issues
Speech by CTU economist Peter Conway