Basic Agricultural Products

Basic agricultural products in Global Commerce Policy

In this regard, basic agricultural products is: defined in the WTO Agreement on Agriculture as the product as close as practicable to the first sale . This definition leaves room for dispute. The entries on trade policy are here. If one were to follow it strictly, cheese made on the farm would be a basic agricultural product, but if it was made in an industrial dairy it would be a processed product.[1]

Basic agricultural productsin the wold Encyclopedia

For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.

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Notes and References

1. Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Basic agricultural products” entry (OAS)

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