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Joint declaration by European farmers: No to EU-Mercosur agreement
21-Sep-2020 La Via Campesina
Peasants and farmers in Europe want a fresh start for a trade policy that enables fair prices, protects the climate and secures human rights, instead of just trying to fix the current model!
India seeks market concession for rice, access for grapes, pomegranates from South Korea
18-Sep-2020 Economic Times
India will seek concessions for its rice exports to South Korea as Seoul levies a whopping 513% tariff on imported rice and buys rice from only five countries under its tariff rate quota regime.
Trade deal with US unlikely before November presidential elections: India
15-Sep-2020 The Economic Times
The two aim for a free trade agreement (FTA) in the long run and have been working on an initial trade deal for almost two years amid a plethora of bilateral issues ranging from medical devices, agriculture, Harley Davidson motorbikes, e-commerce, totalisation pact, visa issues and disputes at the World Trade Organization.
Free trade agreements define the way our agricultural exporters do business
14-Sep-2020 Food & Beverage
Australia’s agricultural export performance over the past 15 years has been supported by the proliferation of free trade agreements.
EU agrees to cut taxes on US lobsters in modest trade pact
11-Sep-2020 AP
The EU agreed to drop its 8% tariff on US lobsters while the US agreed to cut in half tariffs on EU imports, including some prepared meals, crystal glassware and cigarette lighters.
Mukhisa says planned Kenya-US trade deal unfavourable
11-Sep-2020 The Star
The Donald Trump’s administration is seeking abolition of import duty on agricultural exports to Kenya.
British farmers will be trampled in the rush for free trade deals
11-Sep-2020 The Guardian
Farmers were once part of the Tories’ national identity, but this government’s Brexit strategy will ruin many
The red carpet investments in the middle of a pandemic result in crisis of people’s sovereignty
11-Sep-2020 Indonesia for Global Justice
Indonesian CSOs assesses the national economic recovery strategy by strengthening policies economic liberalization focusing only on investment and exports will only be increasingly open space for corporate monopoly on economic resources.
Between free trade and local markets: Thailand’s attempt to enter CPTPP negotiations meets opposition again
11-Sep-2020 GRAIN
In this time of Covid-19, free trade negotiations have not subsided, and are even increasing. In Thailand the government is trying again to join the CPTPP.
It’s time to transform. It’s time to globalize solidarity, localize agriculture!
6-Sep-2020 La Via Campesina
Time has come for us to take back control of our food systems and promote local production of our food systems.
Farmers impacted by USMCA trade agreement
2-Sep-2020 NBC2
The USMCA trade agreement under President Trump is negatively impacting local farmers, but economists said the agreement assures low priced produce in stores.
US to launch new annual economic dialogue with Taiwan
1-Sep-2020 Focus Taiwan
The United States will hold a new annual senior-level economic dialogue with Taiwan to strengthen bilateral economic ties, after Taiwan pledged last week it would open its market to previously banned categories of American pork and beef.
Japan and Britain delay agreement on post-Brexit trade pact
31-Aug-2020 Japan Times
The Japanese and British governments stopped short of reaching a broad accord on a new bilateral trade deal, citing the need for further negotiations on how to handle Japanese tariffs on British blue cheese.
Pig farmers protest government move to ease imported pork restrictions
31-Aug-2020 Focus Taiwan
Some 200 pig farmers and workers staged a protest in front of the Yunlin County government building to oppose the central government’s decision to allow imports of US pork containing the controversial veterinary drug ractopamine.
Taiwan paves way for US trade deal by easing pork, beef imports
31-Aug-2020 Reuters
Taiwan paved the way for an eventual free trade deal with the United States by announcing an easing of restrictions on the import of US beef and pork.
India should not give concessions in dairy sector to the US: Amul
25-Aug-2020 The Economic Times
India should not give any concessions to the US under any trade deal as subsidised imported milk and other dairy products would kill livelihoods in India especially when the sector is expected to create 11 million jobs in rural households.
A possible Indo-US trade agreement would be an imperialist attack on India’s farmers
21-Aug-2020 Down To Earth
Such a deal will have repercussions on our agricultural production and economy.
Mini trade deal ‘stuck’ as US now wants India to buy $6 billion of agriculture, dairy goods
19-Aug-2020 The Print
The deal is ready to be signed, but US says if India wants trade benefits under GSP restored, it must give business equivalent to that amount.
Ukraine ready to expand agri-exports to Israel – Deputy PM
19-Aug-2020 Unian
Ukraine is ready for further cooperation in the agricultural sector with Israel and the sustainable export of Ukrainian agricultural products to the Israeli market.
US farmers push for free milk market access to Kenya in trade talks
11-Aug-2020 Business Daily
US dairy farmers want unfettered access of their milk products to the Kenyan market in the proposed free trade agreement between Nairobi and Washington, which could have far-reaching implications on Kenya’s milk farmers.