1、1 See CRS Report RS22724, Canadas WTO Case Against U.S. Agricultural Support: A BriefSummary, and CRS Report RL33853, Canadas WTO Case Against U.S. Agricultural Support,both by Randy Schnepf.2 For more information, see CRS Report RS22187, Brazils WTO Case Against the U.S. CottonProgram: A Brief Over
2、view, and CRS Report RL32571, Brazils WTO Case Against the U.S.Cotton Program. Order Code RS22728September 21, 2007Brazils WTO Case Against U.S. AgriculturalSupport: A Brief OverviewRandy SchnepfSpecialist in Agricultural PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryOn July 11, 2007, Brazil
3、 requested consultations with the United States, underWorld Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement rules, to discuss two chargesagainst U.S. farm programs first, that the United States has exceeded its annualcommitment levels for the total aggregate measure of support (AMS) in each of theyears
4、1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005, and second, that the U.S. export creditguarantee program operates as a WTO-illegal export subsidy. Both charges stem froma previous successful challenge by Brazil of the U.S. cotton program (DS267). Canadais currently pursuing a similar case against the United
