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Peru will define the roadmap for the FTA with India this quarter
10-Jan-2017 Fresh Plaza
"Peru and India should have a first technical meeting in the first three months of 2017 to establish the roadmap of this process so that they can properly start negotiations," the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade said
Japan seeks to speed up free trade talks with EU this year
4-Jan-2017 Latin American Herald Tribune
The aim is to achieve such an agreement as early as possible, before 2017 ends.
US renews fight against EU ban on hormone-treated beef
23-Dec-2016 EurActiv
Given the failure of the TTIP talks, the US is reinstating its trade action, according to USTR.
Japan suspends trade pact discussions with Taiwan over food ban
21-Dec-2016 Focus Taiwan
Japan has refused to resume discussions on an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with Taiwan until it lifts a ban on food imports from radiation-affected areas of Japan.
CETA: Selling off the farm
20-Dec-2016 IATP
Agribusiness counting on CETA’s (de)regulatory cooperation agenda for the bulk of the benefits
Norway, China normalize trade; resume free trade negotiations
19-Dec-2016 Undercurrent News
Norway’s government has announced that efforts to settle a free trade agreement have resumed.
New endocrine disruptor rules address your trade concerns, EU tells US, Canada
12-Dec-2016 EurActiv
The European Commission told the US and Canada that draft EU pesticides laws would “address the concerns” they had over possible trade restrictions on goods exposed to endocrine disruptors.
First season in Switzerland without occupation tomatoes?
9-Dec-2016 WSRW
From this winter on, Swiss supermarkets will probably, for the first time, no longer sell tomatoes from occupied Western Sahara.
Farming group warns Mercosur deal threatens EU beef industry
1-Dec-2016 Global Meat News
An event in the European Parliament has warned politicians of the negative impact a trade deal with Latin America could have on domestic EU beef producers.
Trump is right: Nafta is a disaster. But US workers aren’t the big losers
18-Nov-2016 The Guardian
The president-elect has promised to rip up the free trade treaty, yet there is no sign that his approach will be any fairer
Free Trade Agreement EU - Ecuador
15-Nov-2016 Stop Corporate Impunity
Communiqué of the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity.
How will Trump’s presidency affect the global food industry?
14-Nov-2016 Just-food
The election of Trump could well have significant long-term implications for global food security and efforts to tackle climate change.
EU wants more access to Indonesian F&B market
9-Nov-2016 Jakarta Post
The EU demands Indonesia to ease trade barriers in the food and beverage (F&B) sector to give European producers more access to Southeast Asia’s largest market.
Another trade opportunity for Canadian pork
9-Nov-2016 Farms
Shortly after the signature of the Canada-EU trade deal, the pork industry shows optimism once again at Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement.
Wisconsin dairy farmers oppose TPP
8-Nov-2016 AgNet West
In a poll by the Wisconsin Farmers Union, nearly 80 percent of the 1,000 farmers surveyed favored Congress rejecting or placing a moratorium on TPP.
EU’s EPA strategy detrimental to Africa – ECOWAS farmers
7-Nov-2016 Vanguard
The Economic Community of West Africa States ECOWAS,’ farmers have called on African leaders to resist the pressure being put on them by the European Union to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement.
Latin American nations set import records for U.S. corn
7-Nov-2016 Crop Protection News
The U.S. Grains Council recently announced new grain import records set by Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
U.S. & Argentina work to strengthen trade ties
2-Nov-2016 Wisconsin Ag Connection
Macri indicated his country could eventually sign a free trade agreement with the U.S., and Obama said the two nations could more immediately address trade issues through a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA).
RCEP pact signing: LDF govt ready to lead all-party delegation to Centre
1-Nov-2016 Madhyam
The move to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) would adversely affect Kerala’s agriculture sector, mainly the cash crops.
Swiss cheese threatened by trade deals
28-Oct-2016 swissinfo
Chemical products and cheese top the list of Swiss exports endangered by a proposed trade deal between the European Union and the United States, a government agency reported on Thursday.