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 CIS NO: 96-H161-9
 TITLE: Trade Opportunities in the Pacific Rim.
 SOURCE: Committee on Agriculture. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iv+177 p. il.
 DATE: June 5, 1996
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 104-2             SUDOC: Y4.AG8/1:104-32
 ITEM NO: 1010-A; 1010-B
 MC ENTRY NO: 96-17661

 Committee Serial No. 104-32. Hearing to examine U.S. agricultural trade
 opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Rim region, including China, and to review
 related trade policies and issues.
   Supplementary material (p. 75-177) includes witnesses's written
 statements, a submitted statement, and:
 a. Hanrahan, Charles E. (et al., CRS), "U.S. Agricultural Trade with
     Pacific Rim Countries" briefing material, June 5, 1996, with graphs (p.
     126-165).
 b. Sek, Lenore M. (CRS), "China's Most-Favored-Nation Status: U.S.
     Wheat, Corn, and Soybean Exports" June 4, 1996 (p. 166-171).
 c. Pregelj, Vladimir N. (CRS), "Legislative Procedure for Disapproving
     the Renewal of China's Most-Favored-Nation Status" May 31, 1996 (p.
     172-177).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Asia and Pacific region agric trade with US,
     opportunities and policy issues
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): ASIA (Agric trade with US,
     opportunities and policy issues); FOREIGN.TRADE.PROMOTION; AGRICULTURE
     IN FOREIGN TRADE; PACIFIC OCEAN AREA; CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
     (Agric trade opportunities in Pacific rim nations; China trade status,
     rpts); STATISTICAL DATA: AGRICULTURE ("U.S. Agricultural Trade with
     Pacific Rim Countries"); STATISTICAL DATA: FOREIGN TRADE ("U.S.
     Agricultural Trade with Pacific Rim Countries"); CHINA, PEOPLE'S
     REPUBLIC; MOST-FAVORED-NATION PRINCIPLE (China trade status with US,
     CRS rpts); WHEAT ("China's Most-Favored-Nation Status: U.S. Wheat,
     Corn, and Soybean Exports"); CORN ("China's Most-Favored-Nation
     Status: U.S. Wheat, Corn, and Soybean Exports"); SOYBEANS ("China's
     Most-Favored-Nation Status: U.S. Wheat, Corn, and Soybean Exports")

 96-H161-9 TESTIMONY NO: 1          June 5, 1996 p. 25-52, 75-82
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     GLICKMAN, DANIEL R. (Secretary, USDA); accompanied by SCHUMACHER,
        AUGUST, JR. (Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Factors involved in U.S. agricultural trade with
     Asia-Pacific Rim nations, including China; aspects of foreign trade
     relations affecting efforts to promote U.S. farm exports.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Asia and Pacific region agric trade with US,
     opportunities and policy issues
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.AGRICULTURE; FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

 96-H161-9 TESTIMONY NO: 2          June 5, 1996 p. 52-63, 83-91
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LANG, JEFFREY M. (Deputy U.S. Trade Representative)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Status of efforts to expand U.S. agricultural
     trade with Asia-Pacific Rim nations; issues regarding U.S. farm trade
     with China.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Asia and Pacific region agric trade with US,
     opportunities and policy issues
 DESCRIPTORS: OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

 96-H161-9 TESTIMONY NO: 3          June 5, 1996 p. 64-74, 92-121
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     AVERY, DENNIS T. (Director, Center for Global Food Issues, Hudson
        Institute)
     BROOKINS, CAROL L. (Chairman and CEO, World Perspectives, Inc.; also
        representing Pacific Economic Cooperation Council Food and
        Agricultural Industry Forum)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Reasons for forecasting increased future demand
     for U.S. agricultural products in Asia-Pacific Rim region, focusing on
     China; views on farm export policies and issues.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Asia and Pacific region agric trade with US,
     opportunities and policy issues
 DESCRIPTORS: PROJECTIONS; HUDSON INSTITUTE; WORLD PERSPECTIVES, INC.;
     PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION COUNCIL