Intra-regional Agricultural Trade Liberalization Commitments under the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Abstract

The TPP Agreement is studied in the context of intra-regional agricultural trade commitments. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) parties are a diverse group in terms of involvement in global agricultural trade and the level of applied tariff s on agriculture and food. The specifics of commitments under the TPP are revealed including a record reduction of tariff s on agricultural products with a number of exceptions and incorporation of WTO-plus and WTO-beyond obligations. The prospects and challenges of the TPP intra-regional agricultural trade liberalization for Russia’s agricultural exports are considered.