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EPAs will take the EAC countries to early grave
26-Apr-2012    
East African governments are negotiating for Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union (EU). The EPAs are free trade agreements based on the principle of reciprocity. They require Africa to open up its borders to duty and tariff-free goods and services from Europe. But numerous studies posit that this unequal partnership will have disastrous consequences on African citizens.
'Gringo superpigs' threaten Colombia's pork trade: Report
26-Apr-2012     Colombia Reports
The new FTA with the U.S. will bring "gringo superpigs" to Colombia, threatening the country's domestic pork trade, newspaper Diario Del Huila claimed Wednesday.
CETA: foundering on the agricultural issue
25-Apr-2012     La France Agricole
Canada and the European Union hope to conclude a free trade agreement by November 2012, however discussions stumble on supply management of Canadian farm products.
Labor action and inaction in Colombia free trade deal
25-Apr-2012     In These Times
As the media swarmed over the scandal surrounding the Secret Service’s alleged carousing with prostitutes in Colombia, another questionable financial transaction slipped quietly through the backdoor of hemispheric diplomacy.
Thousands in Japan protest Asia-Pacific trade pact
25-Apr-2012     AFP
Thousands of farmers rallied in Tokyo Wednesday against a Pacific-wide free trade pact as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's prepares for a visit to the United States.
Mad-cow scare stalls US beef sales in Sth Korea
25-Apr-2012     NZ Herald
South Korean agriculture officials are considering whether to formally suspend delivery of US beef to stores by halting quarantine inspections, preventing it from clearing customs.
Canada-EU negotiators are talking. But is it a round?
25-Apr-2012    
Canadian and European negotiators are back at the table in Brussels this week to pick through unresolved issues in the Canada-European Union free trade talks.
Oilsands not a sticking point in EU trade talks
25-Apr-2012    
Canada's oilsands aren't a sticking point in trade talks with the European Union, Denmark's trade minister said today in Ottawa.
Thousands in Japan protest Asia-Pacific trade pact
25-Apr-2012    
Thousands of farmers rallied in Tokyo Wednesday against a Pacific-wide free trade pact as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's prepares for a visit to the United States.
Lost in translation: Anti-TPP campaign befuddles Washington
25-Apr-2012     WSJ
Japan’s agricultural lobby has taken its campaign against a global free trade agreement to the US, buying a full-page advertisement in Tuesday’s Washington Post opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership.