tariffs
EU signs new trade agreement with Vietnam
On 30 June, the EU signed a trade agreement with Vietnam. This comes just two days after the EU closed the deal on the Mercosur agreement.
Dairy UK calls for rethink on cheese tariffs
Dairy UK vice-chair Ash Amirahmadi has called for the government to work with the dairy sector to rethink its proposed tariffs on cheese.
Dairy industry wants more from trade aid package
The US dairy industry has seen an “unprecedented” numbers of bankruptcies in some parts of the country. Remaining dairy farmers are looking closely at what sort of boost they may get from the Trump administration’s trade aid package.
A US-EU trade war would result in dairy winners and losers
The makings of a trade war between the US and the EU are brewing, according to research by Rabobank.
AHDB reports on first quarter for UK, global supplies
In contrast to tightening milk supplies in the EU as a whole, UK milk production has been hitting 20-year highs every month so far this year, according to the UK AHDB.
California Dairy CEO warns about US falling behind in trade
A recent testimony by Andrei Mikhalevsky, the president and CEO of California Dairies, given at the US House of Representatives underlined the issues facing the US dairy market.
UK butter deficit may increase under no deal Brexit, AHDB warns
Under a no-deal scenario, the UK would face the EU common external tariff on any exports sent to the EU, noted the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) in its newsletter.
Britain won’t impose trade tariffs on Cypriot halloumi
Britain has pledged not to impose trade tariffs on imports of halloumi cheese from Cyprus in the event that the UK withdraws from Europe with no deal, according to a post by The Times.