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Keep agri, dairy products out of trade deal with US, govt. told
10-Feb-2020 The Hindu
Farmers groups and lobbies are now urging the Centre to ensure that agricultural products stay out of the ongoing Indo-U.S. trade negotiations as well.
The China trade deal: Phase one of what for US farmers?
3-Feb-2020 IATP
What does what we know of the so-called Phase One deal mean for US agribusiness exports to China and, down the value chain, for US farmers?
Auto and beef exports from Japan to EU higher after first year of EPA
30-Jan-2020 Japan Times
Automobile and wagyu beef exports to the European Union are increasing thanks to tariff cuts under an economic partnership agreement between Japan and the EU.
The bully in the lunchroom: The US moves to weaken Mexico’s new junk food labeling law
30-Jan-2020 IATP
Even though US negotiators were forced by public opposition to remove language explicitly banning front-of-package graphic labels from New NAFTA, other provisions of concern remain in the trade deal.
NFU to lead food standards rally in Westminster
29-Jan-2020 Poultry News
Hundreds of farmers from across the country will gather in London in March to join the NFU in a rallying call to Government, urging them to commit that future UK trade policy will not allow imports of food produced to standards that would be illegal in the UK.
Farm goods trade deficit likely to widen on FTAs: report
27-Jan-2020 Yonhap News Agency
South Korea’s trade deficit in the agricultural segment is expected to widen this year as imports of farm goods are set to expand at a faster pace than exports on the back of the country’s free trade agreement (FTA) networks.
Is Canada on losing end of CETA free trade agreement with EU?
27-Jan-2020 France 24
In Canada, farmers criticise the non-tariff barriers imposed by the EU and say the win-win deal that was promised is taking too long to materialise.
Trade between Indonesia and the EU likely to get more tense, with dairy at the center
21-Jan-2020 Dairy Reporter
Away from the more headline grabbing US-China trade dispute, a less glamorous one has also been taking place between the corridors of Brussels and Jakarta.
What does India’s RCEP withdrawal tell us? – Analysis
21-Jan-2020 Eurasia Review
Given the current ease and widespread access to information as well as the social media-facilitated civil mobilizations across the globe, political elites of the RCEP countries should be consistently mindful of such risk from the grassroot level.
US-China phase one deal: Washington wants to meet 30% of China’s import needs, non-US suppliers will need to conduct damage assessments
15-Jan-2020 China Briefing
Certain aspects of the soon to be signed US-China “Phase One” trade deal to end the ongoing 18-month trade war between the two nations may not be released to the public.
UK tells Trump that American chicken is still off the menu
10-Jan-2020 Bloomberg
US chicken imports offend British sanitary sensibilities. Not just for the safety of people who ingest it, but mainly because the process compensates for less stringent health standards.
Trade war: China’s refusal to lift grain quotas make Trump’s phase one import demands ‘more difficult’
8-Jan-2020 South China Morning Post
China will not raise its quotas for the import of grains, according to vice agriculture and rural affairs minister Han Jun, raising the prospect of a stand-off with the US.
India’s withdrawal from RCEP a breather on many fronts
7-Jan-2020 Down To Earth
India’s decision to pull out of RCEP means its policy on access to inexpensive drugs will not be under pressure.
USTR’s ag negotiator shares more on trade deal with China
6-Jan-2020 AgWeek
The agreement will not only increase Chinese purchases of US agricultural products but pave the way for long-term structural reforms.
Emission intensity of Irish beef vs. Brazilian beef outlined by MEP
19-Dec-2019 AgriLand
The high emission intensity of beef production in the Mercosur countries can reach levels that are more than double the emission intensity of Irish beef.
Indonesia warns on EU trade deal, dairy imports amid palm oil spat
18-Dec-2019 Reuters
Indonesia is prepared to walk away from talks on a free trade deal with the European Union over the bloc’s stance on palm oil, while also launching a probe into subsidies on dairy imports from the EU.
Struggling Missouri farmers question ’bonanza’ promised under trade deal with China
18-Dec-2019 HPPR
Some farmers are skeptical with a tentative agreement easing trade restrictions with China, who’ve been pummeled by the trade war.
Romania agrees to pay large compensations to Romanian-Swedish investors
16-Dec-2019 Romania Insider
The Government took this decision to unlock the accounts of Romania’s air control company Romatsa, frozen by the Miculas.
New NAFTA is lost opportunity to reform corporate trade deals
12-Dec-2019 IATP
Deal does not address the farm crisis, but will exacerbate climate crisis and jeopardize health and public safety.
Rejecting RCEP preserved India’s milk self-sufficiency’
9-Dec-2019 Times of India
The decision of keeping India out of the Regional Comprehension Economic Partnership (RCEP) has helped crores of farmers and prevented the likely shift shift of India from a self-sufficient milk producer to importer.