US, NZ take row with Indonesia to WTO

Washington - The United States and New Zealand have taken their farm trade disputes with Indonesia to the World Trade Organisation (WHO), US officials said this week.

US Trade Representative Michael Froman said the WTO had been asked to set up a dispute settlement panel to look at Indonesia's wide-ranging import restrictions on fruits and vegetables, such as apples and potatoes; animal products including beef and poultry, and other agricultural products.

"I'm proud to take this action today standing up on behalf of farmers and ranchers across the United States who have been shouldering unfair export barriers to the fourth-largest country in the world, Indonesia," Froman said in a statement.