EU farmers slam US over ‘technical barriers’ to trade

Copa-Cogeca, the association representing EU farmers, considered lifting non-tariff barriers to be the utmost priority in the translantic trade negotiations, particularly for the fruit and vegetable sector.

According to this association, EU fruits and vegetables were hugely disadvantaged in favour of US products. The US exports more than €2.5 billion worth of produce to the European Union, while the EU exports less than €0.9 billion to the US.

• Primary Source

Website: Copa-Cogeca http://www.copa-cogeca.be/Menu.aspx

ESO: Background information: Tough to swallow: TTIP’s threat to our food and farming http://www.europeansources.info/record/tough-to-swallow-ttips-threat-to-our-food-and-farming/

ESO: Background information: Why Europe and the US are locked in a food fight over TTIP http://www.europeansources.info/record/why-europe-and-the-us-are-locked-in-a-food-fight-over-ttip/

ESO: Key Source: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) http://www.europeansources.info/record/transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-ttip/

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