EU/NEW ZEALAND FREE TRADE AGREEMENT MUST MEET MEAT SECTOR CONCERNS, SAY EXPERTS
April 1st, 2018
WITH a new European Union (EU)/New Zealand customs agreement coming into force this week (May 1), EU farm body Copa-Cogeca secretary-general Pekka Pesonen has warned that anticipated follow up trade talks should not boost NZ access to EU meat markets.
“The EU has a big export market with up to 500 million consumers and we do not see that we can benefit or have a balanced trade deal from an agreement with New Zealand which has up to five million consumers,” Mr Pesonen told GlobalMeatNews. “In particular, we have major concerns about our meat and dairy ...
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