An Evaluation of the Provisions in the U.S.-USSR Grain Agreement 1976-81

摘要

The U.S.-USSR Grain Agreement has provided a melding of foreign policy interests and domestic economic policy concerns by promoting U.S.-Soviet relations and by avoiding severe U.S. short supply situations. The Grain Agreement balanced the interests of U.S. producers by continuing strong export promotion, and of consumers by avoiding severe food price inflation. The minimum 6-8 million tons of Soviet grain imports has made the USSR one of the leading importers of U.S. agricultural commodities.