WTO: The Industry Engages

Earlier this week we reported that the US has extended its deadline for talks mainly with the EU regarding trade barriers. We expressed our concern that US trade negotiators could offer to loosen regulations in the US alcohol three-tier system as a bargaining chip, albeit unlikely. We've since found out that we are not alone in our concern, as the National Beer Wholesalers Association has made their concerns known to US Trade Representative Susan Schwab.In a letter to Schwab earlier