June 25, 2021

Resolution to the Aircraft Trade Dispute between the U.S. and UK is good news for Wheat Grower Organisations

U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcome the announcement that the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States agreed to a five-year moratorium on retaliatory tariffs for large civil aircraft subsidies. 
 

This break suspends the retaliatory tariffs levied on non-durum U.S. wheat imports by the UK. The agreement is similar to one struck earlier this week between the United States and the European Union (EU). This long-running dispute at the World Trade Organisation allowed the UK and EU the right to impose tariffs on non-durum U.S. wheat imports, which mainly impacted U.S. hard red spring and some hard red winter wheat.

"The wheat industry is thankful for President Biden and Ambassador Tai's commitment to prioritise the trade relationships between the United States, European Union, and now the United Kingdom," says NAWG CEO Chandler Goule. "The five-year truce announced on Tuesday with the EU and yesterday with the UK removes a significant trade barrier on wheat exports and provides long-term certainty for wheat growers in the upper Midwest." 

USW President Vince Peterson noted that this agreement provides the basis for an open dialogue on trade that hopefully will also pre-empt the use of retaliatory tariffs in the still unresolved steel and aluminium dispute between the United States and the UK.

For more information visit the U.S Wheat Associates website, HERE.
Alternatively visit the National Association of Wheat Growers website, HERE.
 

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