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Australian red meat industry urges FTA ratification
10-Oct-2019 Queensland Country Life
The Australian red meat industry is calling on the government to ratify the free trade agreements with Indonesia and Hong Kong without delay.
US, Japan sign trade deals
8-Oct-2019 The Hill
President Trump oversaw the signing of two limited trade deals with Japan, slashing tariffs on $7.2 billion worth of America’s agricultural exports, but avoiding thorny issues such as auto tariffs.
US-Japan trade agreement text (2019)
8-Oct-2019 USTR
As published by the Office of the United States Trade Representative
Canada-EU beef trade deal not working as well as hoped
8-Oct-2019 CBC
European health standards too costly and complicated for Albertan beef exporters.
Majority of Europeans against EU-Mercosur deal
8-Oct-2019 FarmingUK
A new poll shows that the vast majority of Europeans oppose the EU’s trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur.
Where the US-Japan trade deal falls short of Trans-Pacific pact abandoned by Trump
7-Oct-2019 Reuters
The deal offers worse access to Japan for some US agricultural goods than the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Trade ministers of RCEP to hold key meet next week
3-Oct-2019 The Financial Express
Trade ministers of the 16-nation RCEP grouping will meet in Bangkok on October 10-12, in what could be the last ministerial before a potential deal is sealed in November.
Ag leaders react to US - Japan trade deal
3-Oct-2019 The Coal Field Progress
Ag leaders believe a new free trade agreement with Japan should put billions of dollars back in the pockets of American farmers.
Reducing duty on dairy products would cause major unrest among rural India: SJM
2-Oct-2019 India Today
New Zealand and Australia were negotiating "very hard" with India at RCEP-FTA to reduce duty on dairy products so that they can get access to the world’s largest market of dairy products.
India, US to continue efforts to link investment with trade
2-Oct-2019 The Economic Times
India’s bilateral trade talks with the US will continue when commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal meets US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit later this week.
S. Korea’s FTA with 5 Central American nations partially takes effect on Oct. 1
2-Oct-2019 Pulse News
South Korea’s free trade agreement with five Central American countries becomes partially effective on 1 Oct, putting the country on path to enjoy near tariff-free access to markets across the Latin and South American map.
Don’t trade our lives away in free trade negotiations
1-Oct-2019 Forum for Trade Justice
To sign the RCEP and start negotiations on a FTA with the US when the Indian economy is on the brink of economic downturn and needs strong domestic policies is a decision that is not in national or public interest.
Kerala govt calls for movement against RCEP
30-Sep-2019 The Hindu Business Line
The proposed agreement will have far-reaching consequences on dairying, agriculture and fishery sector sectors, says State Agriculture Minister
US-Japan trade deal robs NZ exporters of CPTPP advantage
27-Sep-2019 New Zealand Herald
New Zealand beef and cheese exporters to Japan will be robbed of the recently acquired advantage over US producers, who will gain access to the high-value market on the same terms as CPTPP signatories.
Abe, Trump reach trade deal, Japan exempt from higher auto tariffs
26-Sep-2019 Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister and US President signed off on a bilateral trade agreement that cuts tariffs on farm and industrial products.
US, India keen to wrap up trade deal
18-Sep-2019 The Hindu
Both countries are frantically working on ways to resolve long-disputed trade issues, especially relating to medical devices, agriculture, and e-commerce.
PTI govt set to launch 13 mega agri-projects
18-Sep-2019 The Express Tribune
The government is set to launch 13 mega projects across the country in an effort to give a fresh boost to the agriculture sector with assistance from China.
NDDB wants dairy sector out of RCEP negotiations
17-Sep-2019 The Hindu Business Line
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has recommended the government to keep the dairy sector out of the purview of negotiations under the Regional Comprehensive Economic
China to exempt US pork and soybeans from additional trade war duties, in response to Trump’s tariff delay
16-Sep-2019 South China Morning Post
China has announced that it will exclude imports of US soybeans, pork and other farm goods from additional trade war tariffs, opening the door for significant purchases of agricultural products.
Japan to eliminate tariffs on US wine in trade deal: Nikkei
16-Sep-2019 Reuters
Japan will eliminate the tariffs on US wine within five to seven years after the trade agreement goes into effect.