EURAFTA Skepticism II: Anyone looking for reasons to be skeptical about the success of a U.S.-European negotiating effort on free trade need only see remarks reportedly made thus far:
EU President Jose Manuel Barroso said, "[B]asic legislation on GMOs will not be part of the negotiations ... We will not negotiate changes that we do not want of the basic rules on either side, be it on hormones of GMOs ... [These trade talks] are not about compromising the health of consumers for commercial gains." EU Agriculture Minister Dacian Ciolos pointed to the successful negotiation of the beef hormone case with the U.S. (Washington caved to Brussel's non-science based position) and asserted that Europe's negotiators will need to protect sectors...
Key Takeaways: Brazil confirmed a Newcastle disease outbreak at a commercial turkey farm in Santa Catarina on 18 October, raising concerns about potential disruptions to poultry exports despite the outbreak being confined to a single facility thus far. Mexico and Malaysia have imposed nationwi...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
What You Need to Know Today: Harvest pressure in the U.S. sent corn and soybeans lower as supplies increased and there were signs USDA’s upward revisions to yields in the October WASDE could be close to right. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated over the weekend, with Ukrai...
