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SHRIMPS/PRAWNS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
NEW temporary low duty import quotas have been opened by the European Commission to encourage supplies into the EU of prawns and shrimps.…
WTO ROUND GLOOM
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is gloomy about the prospects of success this year at the WTO Doha Development Round agricultural talks. It was “deeply disappointed” at the failure of negotiations last month designed to deliver a first approximation of the talks overall ‘modalities’ goals.…
JAPAN APPLES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
JAPAN will comply with a WTO order that it remove burdensome health rules on USA apple exporters trying to sell into the Japanese market, even though it still disputes the findings.…
WTO BANANAS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EU has lost a WTO disputes proceedings over its planned new banana import regime. A panel branded unfair Brussels plans for a single tariff of Euro 230 per tonne for Latin American imports, whilst exempting African, Caribbean and Pacific suppliers group (ACP).…
TETRA DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has cleared the takeover by Swiss food packaging giant Tetra Laval of Italian food and drink filling and packaging company SIG Simonazzi.…
GM GUIDELINES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is consulting on its official guidance on the risk assessment of genetically modified microorganisms and derived food products. A draft has been issued, with comments required by September 15.
*http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/gmo/gmo_consultations/1035_en.html…
EU FOOD FORECASTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE LATEST medium-term EU commodity forecasts from the European Commission (for 2005-2012), says that perspectives for the cereals, meat and dairy markets appear “relatively favourable”. High stock levels will cause cereal prices to be fragile over the next two years, however.…
EU-MOROCCO DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has struck a key fishing agreement with Morocco, allowing EU fishermen to supply the EU with Moroccan fish from March 2006-2010, covering 60,000 tons annual catches of small coastal species, such as sardines and anchovies.…
PORTUGAL AID
BY KEITH NUTHALL
PORTUGAL has been given permission to spend extra state aid on sheep, goat and suckler cow production to help farms cope with the country’s intense drought.…
CAP REFUNDS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has ordered Spain to repay Euro 17 million in EU subsidies for breaking payment rules for nut and locust bean production, and Greece Euro 38.55 million for ewe and goat premium errors.…