date:Jul 17, 2013
officer of the California Rice Commission, said the industry has no intention of allowing a repeat and is lobbying the Obama administration and Congress.
We are patient, said Matthews, citing a 10-year phase-in period that allowed Korean farmers to liberalize their industry when rice started to be imported under a WTO agreement.
We dont ask for immediate access, we ask for access via the TPP, he said. We have worked so hard to build confidence with the Japanese consumer . . . we dont want to l