Multilateral Engagement

By monitoring and participating in international fora, FAS encourages both adherence to, and transparency in, the international rules-based trading system. FAS actively represents the interests of U.S. agriculture  in the World Trade Organization (WTO) committees on Agriculture, Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Issues, and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) , as well as through coordination with international bodies such as the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the International Plant Protection Convention, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and the Inter-American Board on Agriculture/Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IABA/IICA).

Data and Analysis

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Charts and Graphs

Trade Agreements Create Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture

Line graph showing the growth of U.S. agricultural exports and imports in the context of international free trade agreements.
Charts and Graphs

Trade Agreements Create Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture

Graphic illustrating the growth of U.S. agricultural exports in response to trade agreements over the past 70 years.
Charts and Graphs

U.S. Agricultural Shipments to the EU, 1995-2015

Graphic illustrating the change in composition of U.S. agricultural shipments to the EU between 1995 - 2015.

News and Features

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News Release

AIM for Climate Summit Opens with Global Food Systems Innovation and Climate-Smart Agriculture Initiatives

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, co-host for the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Summit, today announced during the Summit’s opening plenary that AIM for Climate partners from around the globe are increasing investment in, and support for, climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation.
Communications to Congress

U.S. Specialty Crops Trade Issues – 2021 Report to Congress

Feature

G20 2022: Recover Together, Recover Stronger

Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh traveled to Bali Sept. 27-29 to attend the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting, making the case for joint action on food security, climate, agricultural innovation, sustainable productivity growth, and closer global integration through trade.