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Poultry state congressmen pressure trade talks to get American chicken into UK
19-Mar-2020 Food Safety News
The mostly poultry state congressmen outlined the trade barriers U.S. producers currently face and called for the inclusion of US poultry products in any new US-UK trade agreement.
US trade chief tells Congress of plans for trade deal with Kenya
18-Mar-2020 Reuters
The Trump administration told Congress it plans to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement with the East African country of Kenya.
Lighthizer eyes June for USMCA to enter into force
17-Mar-2020 Politico
Lighthizer notified Congress last week that Trump’s replacement deal for NAFTA will go into effect on June 1
South Africa raises poultry-import tariffs, drawing US ire
16-Mar-2020 Bloomberg
The announcement immediately drew criticism from the US government, which previously threatened to exclude South Africa from a preferential trade agreement after a disagreement over the levies in 2015.
Any UK/US trade deal must put jobs and rights first
16-Mar-2020 Left Foot Forward
The UK Trade Union Congress and its US counterpart, the AFL-CIO, have warned the White House and Downing Street that any trade deal between the UK and USA must put workers’ jobs and rights first.
China proposes standards on hormone residues in beef after US trade deal
16-Mar-2020 Reuters
China has drawn up food safety standards on residue limits of growth hormones in beef, a move seen as a further step towards opening up its market to American imports of the meat.
Indo-American trade: FTA talks may start after US elections
16-Mar-2020 Financial Express
At a joint press meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi last month, American President Donald Trump had said India and the US had agreed to focus on a “comprehensive trade deal".
US urges Australia to expand Pacific push to South-East Asia to counter China’s expansion
12-Mar-2020 ABC
The Trump Administration has called on the Morrison Government to extend its "step-up" strategy in the Pacific to South-East Asia, as Washington grapples with China’s rising regional influence.
Chlorinated chicken and hormone-grown beef? What a UK-US trade deal could mean for your diet
11-Mar-2020 CNBC
Some of the most controversial issues include chlorinated chicken, potassium bromate and hormones.
EU: mini US deal will only tackle regulatory barriers
10-Mar-2020 Politico
The European Union is prepared to lower barriers for US agricultural goods such as GMOs as part of a mini trade deal, but don’t expect bigger concessions like cutting tariffs or changing EU laws, an EU official said.
Caroline Lucas: Coronavirus – and why we should all be worried about the US trade deal
10-Mar-2020 Left Foot Forward
Corporate-led trade deals put us all in danger when it comes to tacking future health crises, writes Caroline Lucas MP.
US shows China patience on purchases if trade gap doesn’t grow
9-Mar-2020 Bloomberg
The US is willing to show China some flexibility on its pledges to boost American imports as long as Beijing ensures exports don’t surge when production returns to full strength.
US-EU trade talks: Under the spectre of coronavirus pandemic
9-Mar-2020 Global Risk Insights
Attempts by EU and US officials to come to an interim ‘mini’ agreement on modest issues by March 18th have been met with scepticism among European lawmakers.
New trade deal takes from China, delivers for Valley
9-Mar-2020 The Monitor
Yet even before the coronavirus outbreak began in the mainland Chinese city of Wuhan in December, seismic rumblings already were being felt in the field of global logistics.
Cerro Verde to open ICSID case against Peru
4-Mar-2020 Mining Journal
Cerro Verde, a partnership between Freeport McMoran and Buenaventura, is to bring a case against Peru related to a taxation dispute at the ICSID under a US-Peru trade agreement.
UK eyes speedy banking deal with US in parallel trade talks
3-Mar-2020 Bloomberg
The UK and US may seek a quick deal on financial services separate from the free trade accord the two are negotiating, a British official said.
US-UK trade deal: Four things you might have missed, from food standards to climate commitments
3-Mar-2020 The Independent
The government has not ruled out imports of US agricultural products made to lower standards than in the UK.
With no major trade deals signed in recent years, India turning an outlier
3-Mar-2020 The New Indian Express
The feeling now in global trade negotiating circles is that India is a recalcitrant partner, difficult to negotiate with.
Kenya-US trade treaty likely to stifle local manufacturing- KAM
2-Mar-2020 The Star
The US has a stronger manufacturing sector meaning their products are likely to be more competitive than the locally produced commodities.
Liz Truss kick-starts UK-US trade talks
2-Mar-2020 UK Government
The UK is publishing its negotiating objectives for a free trade agreement with the United States, with talks expected to begin this month.