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EU pits Alberta beef against Quebec dairy products in Canada trade talks
4-Sep-2011
The European Union may refuse to open its market to more Canadian beef, pork and sweet corn unless Canada provides better access to its heavily protected dairy sector, a senior European diplomat said.
Liberalizing the economy may crush the culture of one small island
31-Aug-2011 Conducive Chronicle
Opening up the Korean market to cheap US citrus imports would simply wipe out most of the farm economy on Jeju Island.
S. Korea expands support for farming sectors to cut losses from FTAs
19-Aug-2011
The government will set aside a total of 22.1 trillion won (US$20.5 billion) to help local farmers and fishing households who could get hurt by cheaper foreign products.
NFU opposes EU free trade provisions
11-Aug-2011
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has joined voices with the Council of Canadians to warn Canadians in general and the agricultural community in particular about the dangers/threat of the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) being forged between Canada and the European Union.
Agriculture agreement with Morocco rejected by the EU
9-Aug-2011 Green Med Journal
The Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament rejected yesterday the agreement for the liberalization of trade in agricultural and fishery products between Europe and Morocco. The decision must be ratified and voted in the European Parliament.
Free trade pact will grossly impact Indian dairy sector: Dairy players
9-Aug-2011 Food and Beverage News
The Indian dairy sector will be grossly impacted by the Union government’s effort to include milk products within the domain of the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand, feels a section of the Indian dairy industry.
FTAs propel coconut exports growth
28-Jul-2011
The Philippine coconut industry is optimistic that coconut exports are bound to grow further in markets where the Philippines has free trade agreements (FTAs) with, the industry association said.
Irish fear big losses on Mercosur beef deal
26-Jul-2011
The EU’s trade chief, Karel De Gucht, has said the European Commission remains supportive of a trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur beef trading states despite Irish opposition to a deal.
Free trade jitters in region
20-Jul-2011
An indigenous group from the Northeast today added steam to the dissent against the European Union-India Free Trade Agreement demanding transparency in the talks which have been held under “secrecy” for the last four years.
Canadian agricultural commodity groups call for immediate resumption of free trade talks with South Korea
8-Jul-2011
A coalition of Canadian agricultural commodity groups is calling on Canada’s premiers and agriculture ministers to express their support the immediate resumption of free trade talks with the Republic of Korea.
Ireland anticipates rejection of EU/Mercosur trade accord on beef
8-Jul-2011
The Irish government is expecting a report from the European Commission setting out the economic impact on Eire of a potential trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur.
Dairy unaffected by India deal
28-Jun-2011
Waikato farmers will benefit from a potential free trade agreement with India but it will not have a direct impact on the dairy payout, according to a Waikato academic.
India won’t consider EU’s demand on duty-free wheat import
26-Jun-2011
To protect farmers’ interests, India has made it clear to EU that duty-free imports of wheat, barley, lemons, apples, pears and meslin flour will not be allowed under the proposed free trade agreement.
China’s dairy tariffs part of FTA - Groser
22-Jun-2011
Tariffs imposed by China on imported dairy products are part of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which New Zealand has benefitted greatly from, Trade Minister Tim Groser says.
Groser attacks US dairy industry’s ’rear view’ policy
15-Jun-2011
Trade Minister Tim Groser took a swipe at the protected United States dairy industry last night saying it was time they stopped "looking in the rear vision mirror."
Cargill CEO: Move forward on free trade
8-Jun-2011 Star Tribune
"Commercially meaningful bilateral agreements must be passed now or the United States will be left behind," warns Greg Page, the head of Cargill.
Cargill hosts Rep of Korea Ambassador to the US, the Honorable Han Duk-soo: Urges approval of US-South Korea FTA
8-Jun-2011
Cargill today hosted an employee forum and a business roundtable discussion on the US–South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), which is currently pending Presidential notification to and approval from U.S. Congress.
Farm groups make case for passage of free-trade deals
31-May-2011
Emphasizing the importance of trade to the nation’s economy and the need to prevent the loss of existing export markets, agricultural leaders converged on Capitol Hill to urge for immediate passage of three outstanding trade agreements.
Agriculture, the big trade off for the Korea-Mexico FTA
30-May-2011
Mexico, like Korea, is a country heavily dependent on exports to sustain its economic growth, but the two countries are currently not seeing eye-to-eye over a possible trade deal.
Seoul should heed fallout from U.S. FTA: minister nominee
13-May-2011
South Korea should pay more attention to reducing the fallout from its free trade deal with the U.S. since it is linked to national interest, Seoul’s farm minister nominee said Wednesday.