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US, UK halt trade talks indefinitely due to COVID-19 pandemic – report
10-Apr-2020 Sputnik
The UK delegation, led by International Trade Secretary Liz Truss, was scheduled to fly to the United States in the week of 23 March.
Coronavirus: China yet to meet key phase one trade deal target due to Covid-19 lockdown
10-Apr-2020 South China Morning Post
China was due to release intellectual property action plan 30 working days after phase one trade deal came into force on February 15.
US senators urge coronavirus delay to June 1 USMCA trade deal start date
31-Mar-2020 Reuters
A bipartisan group of 19 US senators urged the Trump administration to push back the planned June 1 start date for the new US-Mexico-Canada trade pact.
Will Canada’s grain farmers be collateral damage in the rush to pass Bill C-4?
26-Mar-2020 NFU
Bill C-4 - the legislation to implement the Canada-US-Mexico trade agreement - makes it so Canada must treat all American-grown grain as if it were Canadian-grown.
USDA, USTR cite progress on farm provisions of U.S.-China trade deal
25-Mar-2020 Yahoo
The United States and China have made progress in implementing the agriculture-related provisions of a Phase 1 trade deal that took effect on Feb. 14, the USDA and USTR said.
Lawyers fight Kenya-US trade deal
23-Mar-2020 The East African
Trade deal violates the East African Community Treaty and its protocols, lawyers say.
US trade deal ‘could flood Britain with toxic cosmetics’
23-Mar-2020 The Guardian
Campaigners fear that EU rules banning dangerous chemicals will be relaxed to allow American companies into UK market.
A fast track to weaker food standards
20-Mar-2020 CEO
Will the EU concede to the demands of US negotiators on food standards? The Commission can in fact circumvent the mandate by using other methods that make it much easier to weaken standards.
BD-US trade: GSP gone, FTA not in near future
20-Mar-2020 The Financial Express
Early this month, the US-Bangladesh TICFA Council held its fifth meeting in Dhaka. Though there was no concrete outcome in the meeting, media reports suggest that Bangladesh expected some breakthrough in reinstating the GSP.
India & Russia plan to open new trade route via Iran despite threat of US sanctions
19-Mar-2020 RT
Opening a long-pending multi-modal transportation corridor via Iran will be a big boost for bilateral trade between Russia and India, but it’s not just the economy at stake. This is a bold move against the threat of US sanctions.
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.