# World Agricultural Trade Experiences Sizable Growth but Still Faces Barriers | Economic Research Service

> USDA Economic Research Service reports that world agricultural trade has roughly doubled in real terms since 1995 but remains constrained by tariffs averaging about 15 percent and by sanitary and domestic support policies. WTO talks since 2001 have not produced a new agreement cutting farm tariffs. Developing countries now hold a larger share of trade as exporters and importers.

- Date: 2018-02-05 · published 2018-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66380-world-agricultural-trade-experiences-sizable-growth-but-still-faces-barriers
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

This is background analysis on long-run trade structure rather than a new shock, so its direct price impact is limited. It does highlight persistent trade barriers that can fragment feed grain and protein flows.

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## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2018/january-february/world-agricultural-trade-experiences-sizable-growth-but-still-faces-barriers

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