New dates set: WTO members agreed, during today's General Council meeting, to reconvene the 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva during the week of 13 June. More details soon. #MC12

Thanks to Ministers Damien O'Connor and Dan Tehan for their inspiring messages today to the Ambassadors of the Cairns Group WTO. We have an opportunity to boost food security, sustainability - and the role of international law - at a time they are all under challenge.

A great meeting of the Cairns Group WTO, thanks Dan Tehan for opening our discussions. Now more than ever, Cairns Group principles of fair + open agricultural markets to support food security are vital. We all need to intensify our efforts as we work towards success at MC12.

Did you know that global support to farmers substantially outweighs total levels of overseas aid? We are working hard in the WTO to level the playing field in agricultural trade, and call for an ambitious, concrete and equitable outcome in agriculture at #MC12 #WTOag

Meet Carolina Matos from #ABIARROZ, the 🇧🇷 rice industry association, who explains the value of open and transparent WTO rules in agriculture as they relate to #rice and food security. This will benefit farmers and farmer associations of the 🌎 #WTOAg #MC12

Meet Flaminio Núñez 🇵🇾 👨‍🌾 producing milk, maize and soybeans. He explains the value of open and transparent WTO rules in agriculture trade. It is important we level the playing field in agricultural trade and call for an ambitious and equitable #WTOAg outcome at #MC12.

Agriculture reform can contribute strongly to environmental sustainability. An important message from 🇦🇺’s Special Representative for Agriculture at this week’s meeting of the #CairnsGroup 🌍 WTO Read more 👉🏼bit.ly/3JtP8Fb

Meet JOSE ANEGUI from 🇵🇾 who speaks about the importance of sustainable agriculture and not relying on subsidies. WTO Cairns Group are calling for a phase-out of agricultural subsidies at #MC12 #WTOAg

At today’s meeting of Heads of Delegation to the WTO, the Cairns Group WTO emphasised the importance of an open, stable and transparent global trading system in agriculture. 📚 Read our statement here 👇🏼

Today 🇦🇺 and the Cairns Group WTO are hosting a dialogue with key global experts on the outlook for world trade 🌾in grains. Worrying predictions for wheat and oilseeds supply and prices spiking to their highest point in decades. Open markets represent the best policy response

Meet Andrew Hoggard, President of 🇳🇿Federated Farmers, outlining how an open trading environment in times of market volatility can benefit 🌏 farmers #MC12 #WTOAg

“It takes the world to feed the world 🌎 and the way the world does it is through trade.” Ministers of the Cairns Group WTO met in Geneva today and called for fairer global agricultural trade… …to boost food security and environmental sustainability.

Yesterday Cairns Group Ministers met in person to discuss how the Group can lead efforts to meaningfully reform global agricultural trade WTO in the lead up to #MC12 #WTOAg Read the statement here👇

It’s time for the WTO deliver on fairer global agriculture trade. Our Cairns Group WTO Retreat today is exploring new ways to advance agriculture reform - to promote food security and meet our common climate goals.

At the Cairns group retreat on Rethinking Agriculture negotiations. Discussed new approaches to Ag. & Food Security in light of urgent present & long term climate & water challenges. Congratulations to James Baxter & the Cairns group! We can refresh at membership Ag Retreat end Oct.

Secretary of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Andrew Metcalfe, held a rich discussion with Cairns Group WTO Ambassadors in Geneva on reviving the agenda for agriculture reform. Reform of agriculture trade is urgently needed - to boost food security, poverty alleviation and sustainability. AusAgTrade

Agriculture has an important role to play in the response to the climate crisis. At #COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Farm Leaders from the Cairns Group coalition call for global agriculture reform - to support the fight against climate change. Read their statement below 👇🏽

Trade-distorting domestic support remains an unmet challenge for agriculture WTO. We need action to respond to global food insecurity and environmental challenges. The Cairns Group paper on use of 'Green Box' support is a valuable new resource. 🟩👉🏽 cairnsgroup.org/Pages/Proposal…

In 2019, product-specific domestic support provided under the Amber and Blue Boxes was nearly USD 100 billion - with most support going to only a few commodities. Cairns Group Subsidies Concentration paper👉🏽cairnsgroup.org/Pages/Proposal…

Domestic support entitlements are highly concentrated, with five WTO Members accounting for over 70% of Amber Box entitlements - reductions are key to levelling the playing field. Cairns Group Subsidies Concentration paper👉🏽cairnsgroup.org/Pages/Proposal…