The U.S. Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) and Market Facilitation Program (MFP) efforts have caught the attention of WTO members, as Canada, the EU, India, Australia, Brazil, Paraguay, New Zealand, Uruguay, Paraguay and Colombia used a WTO session this week to criticize the U.S. efforts.
They are calling on the U.S. to explain the around $34 billion in what they consider trade-distorting payments in 2019. The WTO cap for those “amber box” subsidies is $19.1 billion. The countries also raised the latest up to $14 billion CFAP 2 program announced last Friday.
But countries also raised questions about aid the EU is providing to its farmers in response to the COVID-19 situation, indicating that all countries have taken actions to help their farmers in the wake of the pandemic.
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