oklahoma opportunities from china s accession to the wto page 1 state export profile merchandise exports totaled 38 million in 1998 was 16th largest market are becoming more diversified with encompassing 18 product groups up 14 1993 several key categories than doubled their sales sector snapshot us farmers no longer will have compete subsidies on agricultural products has agreed also eliminate sanitary and phytosanitary barriers that not based sound scientific evidence such as restrictions imports of meat wheat addition exporters benefit broadening right import distribute imported tariff cuts a wide range including beef pork poultry end its trading monopoly for bulk commodities establish large low duty rate quota result agreement sectors reduced tariffs