At a special meeting of the Committee on Agriculture on 18 June 2020, WTO members reviewed a number of farm support packages and export-restrictive measures adopted in response to the COVID-19 crisis. A strong call was made for enhanced transparency of trade-related COVID-19 measures in the agriculture sector. Various groups of WTO members, such as the Cairns Group, the Ottawa Group and a Canada-led group of co-sponsors, introduced their initiatives and actions to ensure food security through open and predictable trade.
