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U.K. and Ireland retailers warn of 40% tariffs on food in no-deal Brexit
The scheduled withdrawal on 29 March comes at a time in the year when the U.K. imports a lot of fresh, out-of-season, produce.
February 22 , 2019
India unlikely to divert table grape volumes to Europe despite Russian entry issues
An Indian exporter and a Netherlands-based importer do not expect the major delays at Russian ports to result in additional challenges for the European table grape market, which is currently under heavy pressure.
February 22 , 2019
Mincetur and PromPerú awarded the Non-Traditional Exporter prize to Camposol
PRESS RELEASE Camposol has been recognized as the Non-Traditional Exporter of the year, a prize granted by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur, in Spanish) and the Peruvian Commission for the Promotion of Exports and Tourism (PromPerú, in Spanish) within the framework of the Exports 2018 event, which was attended by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and […]
February 21 , 2019
U.S., China working on multiple memorandums for trade deal
The MoUs would reportedly cover areas including agriculture, non-tariff barriers, services, technology transfer and intellectual property.
February 21 , 2019
Mexico surprised by U.S.'s plans to withdraw from tomato suspension agreement
Mexican tomato industry representatives say they are willing to negotiate with the U.S. to reach a mutually beneficial deal, following the latter’s recent announcement that it will continue anti-dumping investigations.
February 21 , 2019
U.K.: Sainsbury's-Asda merger in doubt after regulator voices concerns
The Competition and Markets Authority has found "extensive competition concerns" in the proposed tie-up between the U.K.'s second- and third-largest supermarket groups, which it says will be "difficult" for the companies to address.
February 21 , 2019
NZ on alert after two fruit fly detections in Auckland
A Queensland fruit fly was spotted in the Devonport area last week, and a 'facialis' fruit fly was detected in the suburb of Otara earlier this week.
February 21 , 2019
Hong Kong lifts California romaine ban
The autonomous territory suspended imports of California romaine on Nov. 28 last year over food safety concerns, following an E. coli outbreak in the U.S. and Canada.
February 21 , 2019
Opinion: Passion vs. efficiency
Nic Jooste of Rotterdam-based Cool Fresh International provides a European branding specialist’s observations in New York.
February 21 , 2019
U.K. will apply food tariffs in case of no deal Brexit, says minister
The country's environment secretary said reports that Britain would operate a zero tariff regime in order to secure frictionless trade in a no-deal scenario were “not accurate”.
February 20 , 2019
