Administration Releases 2010 Trade Agenda, FTA Timelines Vague — March 11, 2010
On March 1, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued its 2010 edition of the administration's International Trade Agenda which focuses on recently announced initiatives.
Plastic Bottles and Flasks Targeted for Brazilian Retaliation — March 11, 2010
On March 8, 2010, Brazil issued its final retaliation list in its ongoing dispute with the United States concerning cotton. That list proposes imposing punitive tariffs on 102 categories of products, U.S. exports of which were valued at $591 million in 2008.