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Warning talks on TPP may get ugly
26-Nov-2014 Stuff
Dairy markets could become one of the make or break issues in TPP and "get quite ugly", New Zealand’s ambassador to Japan warns.
Australian dairy at the core of landmark Australia-China free trade agreement
24-Nov-2014 Mondq
While the new FTA generally opens up Australian assets to Chinese investors, farmland deals valued at over $15 million will face foreign investment review scrutiny.
Large Chinese dairy investment follows historic FTA
20-Nov-2014 The Age
The New Hope dairy investment could be the first of many deals fuelled by the historic China-Australia free trade agreement.
Trade deals criminalise farmers’ seeds
18-Nov-2014 GRAIN
From Guatemala to Ghana, from Mozambique to Malaysia, seed-saving on the farm is being turned into a criminal offence, so that half a dozen large multinational corporations can turn seeds into private property and make money from them.
US-India food deal and the WTO
17-Nov-2014 Beyond Brics
India and the US have reached a bilateral deal to resolve their differences over food stock holdings at the World Trade Organization. Analysis from Kavaljit Singh.
Trade Minister says he’ll now work on a deal with India, after signing of FTA with China
17-Nov-2014 ABC
Within an hour of finalising a free trade deal with China, Australia’s Federal Trade Minister said he hoped to complete an FTA with India in the next year.
TTIP talks: What’s cooking?: Perspectives on food & farming
17-Nov-2014 Greens/EFA
The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament is pleased to invite you to a conference on 10 December 2014 on the impacts of a potential EU-US trade agreement (TTIP) on food and farming.
Abbott seals free trade deal with Beijing
16-Nov-2014 The Age
Prime Minister Tony Abbott is expected to sign the widely anticipated free trade deal with China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday.
Obama and the GOP Congress unite to push US meat overseas
14-Nov-2014 Mother Jones
A new report by IATP shows that the US meat industry is licking its chops at the prospect of a Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in order to ship more product overseas while US meat consumption declines.
TTIP and CETA jeopardize EU agriculture and environmental, animal welfare and consumer protection standards
12-Nov-2014 Atlantic Community
EU officials state, but cannot guarantee, that sensitive issues such as growth hormones or GMO admissions will not be watered down as a result of TTIP.
Diet gives final OK on Australian trade pact
9-Nov-2014 Jiji Press
The trade deal could take effect in early 2015, sources say, boosting Australian beef, cheese and wine exports to Japan
Australia’s ’billion dollar’ China deal
7-Nov-2014 The Diplomat
Local news reported Friday that Australia was on the brink of inking with China a cattle export deal worth close to A$1 billion ($858 million), a figure that would apparently translate into some one million head of cattle. Others have suggested those figures are fanciful.
Aus-China FTA at ’critical point’
4-Nov-2014 North Queensland Register
Agricultural talks must be concluded on Friday to ensure the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement can be signed when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Australia for the G20 next week.
Russell Brand rails against Monsanto & the TTIP
3-Nov-2014 Live Free Natural
On a recent episode of Russell Brand’s the Trews, the British comedian turned activist spoke with Helena Norberg-Hodge about TTIP and the food system.
New Zealand: All bets could be off for TPP
3-Nov-2014 NZ Herald
Concerns continue to escalate that private negotiations between the United States and Japan will bring about a long-awaited conclusion to the talks, but produce a deal that could compromise New Zealand’s market access for dairy products.
Canada’s farm protections a remaining hurdle to major trade deal: US
31-Oct-2014 Canadian Press
Access to Canada’s tightly controlled agriculture market is among the main remaining hurdles to a historic 12-country free-trade deal, the US administration said Thursday.
Dairy farmers hope new Chinese free trade agreement will boost export market growth
30-Oct-2014
Australian dairy farmers are hoping a free trade deal (FTA) with China will help them deal with plummeting milk prices.
UK: Poultry sector raise safety concerns over TTIP
25-Oct-2014 Meat Info
Members of the UK poultry industry are concerned that trade negotiations under the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and US could undermine food safety.
Does CETA offer any real value to Canadian farmers?
23-Oct-2014 Manitoba Cooperator
There is, at best, no gain for Canadian farmers in CETA, explains the president of the National Farmers Union
Stronger plant variety protection may threaten the right to food
22-Oct-2014 The Berne Declaration
Governments in industrial countries regularly put pressure on developing countries to introduce stringent plant variety protection (PVP) regimes and to adhere to the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention, without duly considering its consequences on the enjoyment of human rights of vulnerable groups.