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The subsidies to the EU exports of cereal products to West Africa in 2015 and 2016
The EU-West Africa's Economic Partnership Agreement has planned to reduce to 0 the import duty on non-rice cereal imports from the European Union at the beginning of the liberalization period.
The EU28 subsidies on its exports of poultry meat and eggs to SADC in 2016
The SADC poultry producers are suffering heavily from the competition of imports given that poultry is the first agricultural sector and that per capita consumption is one of the highest in the world.
Australia, China to boost trade with beef making the cut
Australia and China are expected to sign new bilateral agreements on beef exports, energy and security.
US ranchers saddle up for trade battle with Washington
President Trump's promise to renegotiate Nafta and possibly place tariffs on Mexico or other US trading partners has the beef industry worried. The industry is already reeling from the loss of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
USDEC CEO to Mexico: ‘US dairy industry is fighting hard to ensure that NAFTA is here to stay’
Three leaders of US dairy organizations traveled to Mexico City to reaffirm their commitment to maintaining a positive trade relationship with Mexico’s dairy industry and consumers.
The subsidies to the EU exports of cereal products to SADC in 2016
The EU's exports to SADC of 769,493 t of raw cereals in 2016 have received €42.535 M of subsidies.
Sugar breakthrough paves way for Indonesia-Australia trade deal
Australia is pinning its hopes on sugar to revitalize exports to Indonesia, as it seeks momentum for a free trade agreement that has been mooted for nearly a decade.
Japan hopes to leave farms out of U.S. economic talks: sources
Japan will push to leave agriculture out of its first economic talks with the Trump administration next month.
Mercosur trade bloc agrees common position ahead of EU talks
Foreign ministers of the South American Mercosur trading bloc have reached a common position ahead of negotiations with the European Union on a potential trade deal.
The little deal that could: Canada & the E.U. ink the biggest global trade-deal in two decades
After seven long years of negotiation fraught with controversy, the two trade blocks have cemented the ‘Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement’ – aka. CETA.