Quotas and Tariffs

A CUMBRIAN farm executive says he shares the same frustration as Labor Shadow business secretary Emily Thornberry, who launched a scathing attack on government trade policy that she says will bankrupt farmers. National Farmers Union Cumbria board delegate and Red Tractor Lamb and Beef committee chairman Alistair Mackintosh said he was “concerned” about the government’s …

(MENAFN-AFP) The United States and the European Union made progress in restoring good relations this week through renewed cooperation on key trade and technology issues, but this fragile peace could be shattered again if the parties fail to resolve the dispute over US steel and aluminum tariffs. The dispute has plagued transatlantic trade relations for …

SANTA PAULA, Calif .– (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Limoneira Company (the “Company” or “Limoneira”) (Nasdaq: LMNR), a diversified citrus growing, packaging, sales and marketing company with related agribusiness activities and development investments Real Estate, today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $ 10.0 million of the Company’s issued …

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A US Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine sails to Guam after patrolling the Pacific Ocean. A pact with Australia and the UK will see nuclear submarine technology shared with Australia in a bid to target China. | Naomi Johnson / US Navy via AP People’s world recently reported on the nuclear submarine deal concluded between …

Shadow Commerce Secretary Emily Thornberry has launched a scathing attack on government trade policy which she says will drive farmers out of business. The Labor MP said at a meeting on the sidelines of the NFU at this week’s party conference in Brighton: The world’s largest agricultural exporters. See also: The work promises a minister …

FKI President Huh Chang-soo The Federation of Korean Industries sent a thank-you letter on September 27 to U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, who said South Korea should be excluded from Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act. Earlier this month, the senator urged the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative’s office to …

New members? China and Taiwan recently applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The requests were made within a week of each other, with China submitting a formal request to the agreement’s depositary, New Zealand on September 16, 2021, and Taiwan submitting its request on September 22, 2021. Entry into …

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – About 20 types of Taiwan’s agricultural products may have to brace for a blow if the country adheres to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Taiwan has applied to join the trade bloc, which accounts for around 13% of global GDP. While the prospect of its CPTPP membership …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson conceded that a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States was not imminent, as he said he was confident the US ban on imports of British lamb for decades would be lifting. A day after President Joe Biden downplayed the prospect of a trade deal by not pushing back on …