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As permitted subsidies are reduced as a share of total trade, they 

 become a "scarce commodity" that can leverage our trade potential in a 

 competitive marketplace. 



Sixth, the Market Promotion Program (MPP) can be very important as a 

 market development tool in building a U.S. presence in countries under 

 minimum access provisions reguired by the Uruguay Round agreement. 



— Market development is not a one-year commitment. MPP should be 

 programmed on a multi-year basis. It should be a true private: public 

 partnership, with individual project terms that include cost sharing, 

 graduation and sunset. The role of government should be to provide 

 the "seed" capital" with the private sector taking an increasing share 

 of the financing over the life of the multi-year contract. 



Seventh, we must link our foreign trade objectives with our own 

 domestic farm programs and policies. 



— Often in the past, our farm programs have undercut, eroded or even 

 seriously harmed our trade potential. Our domestic policies must 

 enhance our position globally as a competitive supplier to diverse 

 global markets in terms of product volume, price, and guality. 



Eighth, implementation of the Uruguay Round's terms that reduces 

 subsidies and open markets is crucial to a successful expansion of 

 agricultural trade. 



