NEW ORLEANS — Speakers at a Produce Coalition for NAFTA event urged industry members Oct. 20 to support the trade agreement and to communicate its importance to those around them with the goal of reaching consumers.
NEW ORLEANS — Mexico and Canada are not alone in opposing the proposed seasonal produce protection provision in the talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, one Mexican official believes.
With talks slowed by discord and tough demands by the U.S., the hope for a quick finish to a redo of the North American Free Trade Agreement was gone after talks in Washington, D.C.
U.S. negotiators at talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement on Friday formally asked Canada to address a bilateral dispute over dairy pricing, a request the Canadians are set to resist.
In a letter sent on Oct. 3 to President Trump, U.S. food industry groups representing farmers and food manufacturers across several sectors urged to address labeling rules with trade partners.
The European Union and Canada have ended a 21-year dispute over hormone-treated meat after agreeing a wider trade agreement, they said in a filing published by the World Trade Organization on Tuesday.
New Zealand said on Monday a fourth dairy farm has been hit by a bacterial cattle disease that can seriously affect animal health but was becoming confident that the outbreak has been contained.
Japan's agriculture officials must respect current market access between Japan and its trading partners, including the United States, when reviewing a list of geographical indications.
