agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
3-Mar-2022
IATP
While industry lobbyists succeeded in convincing trade negotiators to include agricultural biotechnology provisions in the USMCA, they now misstate the scope of the text that was agreed to by Canada, Mexico and the US.
23-Feb-2022
TNI
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement leads to the destruction of nature, violation of land rights of farmers and Indigenous people and loss of industrial jobs in the Mercosur countries.
15-Feb-2022
City AM
According to the National Farmers Union, the deal would “severely undermine British farmers” and lower the quality of meet sold across the UK.
11-Feb-2022
Most Favoured Nation
When Brexit meets ISDS meets the ECJ, happiness ensues.
10-Feb-2022
Business Mirror
The Senate bowed to the wishes of over 100 peasant organizations and 200 mayors of municipalities engaged in organic farm production. The senators deferred to May the chamber’s decision on whether to ratify or not the RCEP.
9-Feb-2022
The Independent
Canada asked some probing questions and stated this will be an important issue for Canada in judging the UK’s compliance with CPTPP.
9-Feb-2022
Reuters
France, facing a presidential election in weeks, has halted moves to clear an EU trade deal with Mexico which would allow in 20,000 tonnes of beef imports and wants to make it tougher to access the bloc's markets, diplomats say.
9-Feb-2022
Bloomberg
Taiwan lifted its ban on most food imports from areas around the Fukushima nuclear power plant, removing an irritant in the bilateral relationship and making it easier for Japan’s government to support Taiwan joining an Asia-Pacific trade deal.
7-Feb-2022
The Manila Times
Local fish, pork and chicken producers formed a united front against the RCEP and urged the Philippine Senate to defer ratification of the "lopsided" international trade accord.
4-Feb-2022
CCSI
In September, a children’s cereal company threatened to sue Mexico over its adoption of a food packaging regulation.