State trading is a common feature in the management of imports and exports of agricultural products and it has been a long-standing feature of China’s agricultural trade regime. While the use of state trading was modified by China’s accession to the WTO, it remains a dominant feature for...

State trading enterprises (STEs) may be high on the agenda in the forthcoming WTO negotiations on agricultural trade. Much of the concern of many countries appears to be that the existence of STEs distort competition on export markets and act in a manner similar to the use of export subsidies....