Expanded Japanese Subsidies Could Sap U.S. Pork Industry's TPP Support

摘要

A Japanese government plan to expand subsidies to domestic hog farmers has U.S. pork producers up in arms over fears that the move could erase their market access gains under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This development is casting doubt on whether the U.S. pork producers will continue their fervent support for the deal, according to industry sources. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has been warning about the Japanese subsidy program in industry circles and on Capitol Hill and has presented an economic analysis to back up its claims that the program could diminish potential gains from greater access to Japan's market under TPP, sources said.