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Britain should break with Europe on palm oil
19-Aug-2019 Bloomberg
Malaysia’s prime minister says the UK can expect better trade terms with Southeast Asia if it asserts its independence post-Brexit.
Aussie farmers dig in to save common food names
16-Aug-2019 Mirage News
Farmers are fighting back calling the EU’s demands on geographical indicators ‘bad policy’.
European beef farmers struggle amid new US-EU beef trade deal
16-Aug-2019 Xinhua
Yielding to aggressive US policy, the European Union signed a deal with the United States which allows US farmers to sell more beef to Europe and will lead to a meat surplus in the European market.
RCEP talks: New Zealand ready to ease work-visa rules for India
13-Aug-2019 The Hindu Business Line
India’s demand for easier movement of workers and professionals is being considered seriously by New Zealand and could be met provided market barriers to the Country’s goods are eased
The Japan-US ‘mini-deal’ has big implications
13-Aug-2019 The Diplomat
As the US and Japan intensify trade negotiations, the push for a quick “mini-deal” on agriculture and autos will have far-reaching impact.
Europe seeking feta and scotch beef protection as Australia pushes back on prosecco claims
13-Aug-2019 ABC
Europe’s bid to stop Australian cheesemakers using the name feta has advanced but its claim on the sparkling wine prosecco is facing growing opposition amid ongoing trade talks.
In Argentina’s wine country, vintners worry about recession - and trade deal
12-Aug-2019 Reuters
Argentine wineries are trying to figure out whether a trade deal with Europe will prove a boom or a bust to their vineyards, in face of highly-subsidized EU vineyards.
Trump announces agreement on beef trade with EU
5-Aug-2019 The Irish Times
The EU has agreed to increase the quota allocated to US beef exporters to 35,000 tonnes a year. The total quota of non-hormone-beef permitted to enter the EU market will remain unchanged at 45,000 tonnes.
Farmers dump manure outside French lawmakers’ offices in CETA protest
5-Aug-2019 RFI
Tonnes of manure were dropped and concrete blocks were built outside the offices of two lawmakers from Emmanuel Macron’s LaREM party.
Keep agriculture and dairy out of RCEP negotiations, farmers’ body tells government
1-Aug-2019 Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers’ Movements
The RCEP will destroy farm livelihoods especially in the domestic dairy sector.
EU-New Zealand FTA: Trade in wine, aromatised wine products and spirit drinks (EU proposal, May 2019)
30-Jul-2019 European Commission
This hard-Brexit cabinet could spell disaster for British farmers
29-Jul-2019 The Guardian
Theresa Villiers’ arrival at Defra is a sign the UK is on course to open its borders to the worst horrors of industrial farming
RCEP negotiations: Tea sector seeks protection from tariff cuts
26-Jul-2019 BusinessLine
As industry grapples with surplus production, reduction of import duties will create havoc.
RCEP talks: Threat of imports worries dairy players
24-Jul-2019 BusinessLine
Co-ops, private dairies oppose freely opening Indian markets to global dairy producers.
US-EU trade negotiations in stalemate, Malmström says
24-Jul-2019 Euractiv
The US is not ready to negotiate unless agriculture products are included in the agreement. But agriculture “is a red line for us,” EU’s trade chief said.
Farm and food groups to Congress: Reject the USMCA
16-Jul-2019 IATP
We urge you to reject the USMCA and instead insist on new trade rules that would serve the interests of family farmers, ranchers, indigenous communities, farm and food chain workers, consumers and our environment in all three nations.
RCEP trade deal will intensify land grabbing in Asia
12-Jul-2019 GRAIN
The RCEP mega-trade agreement if adopted will change how governments decide on rights to land and who has access to it. Therefore, it has the potential to increase land grabbing across Asia – already a huge problem in this region.
Egypt, US to promote greater reciprocal market access for agricultural, industrial goods
8-Jul-2019 MENAFN
Egypt and the United States are seeking ways to promote a greater reciprocal market access for agricultural and industrial goods following the latest talks of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement .
House Democrats call for revival of meat labeling law
5-Jul-2019 Press Herald
A meat labeling law repealed three years ago may be making a comeback as some lawmakers call for it to be added to the proposed trade pact designed to replace the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement.
Food, Agriculture, Sovereignty: A book that dismantles the myths of Tunisian agriculture
2-Jul-2019
The peasants have told the activist researchers stories of their daily struggles, but it is their attempt at organization that sparks the greatest interest.