The problem is that the US Goverment has made us remove our subsidies in order for us to be allowed to continue trading, but has been very lax at complying with their side of the bargain (eg. Wheat farmer subsidies).davidmc said:...I hope that all of europe & america get rid of the protectionist subsidies so that smaller/less affluent nations can trade w/ us on a more = footing. Africa comes to mind.