EU PORK EXPORTERS BENEFIT FROM SOUTH KOREA TRADE AGREEMENT
July 1st, 2012
BY KITTY SO
THE EUROPEAN Commission has hailed a 120% increase in European Union (EU) pork exports to South Korea in the first year of a free trade agreement (FTA) that reduced tariffs for pigmeat.
Speaking to the Meat Trades Journal, Roger Waite EU agriculture spokesperson said: "It seems as if a good part of it may be linked to the FTA..."
A European Commission communiqué said pork exports to South Korea had "grown faster than average" compared to other exports, citing almost Euro EUR200 million in new trade for pork alone. These ...
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