China has agreed to end its year-long investigation into subsidies on and alleged dumping of EU wine exports in a move that will relieve France in particular.
Copycat manufacturers producing fraudulent UK beers are a big barrier to small brewers exporting their products to China, according to the boss of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).
spiritsEUROPE tells BeverageDaily.com that the EU is keen to seal a free trade agreement (FTA) with Vietnam to help members including Diageo, Beam Inc. and Pernod Ricard open up a ‘priority’ market.
WINE INSTITUTE 'STRONGLY OPPOSES' CANADA'S POSSIBLE WINE PENALTY
Canada's minister of argiculture and agri-food warns that his country may impose retaliatory tariffs on US wines if the country does not revise or revoke controversial country of origin (COOL) labeling laws.
Europe’s food and drink industry has tipped its decade-long downward export balance; a shift defined by strong export figures underpinned by emerging market demands, according to FoodDrinkEurope.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has refused to move on allowable levels of carbendazim in orange juice product imports – meeting disapproval from the US industry.
US imposed carbendazim-related orange juice import measures could be in violation of international trade agreements, according to a US imports legal consultancy.
The European share of the Indian food and drink market has decreased, despite rising demand for processed food in the emerging market, an industry report has announced.
EU sugar supplies are at their most critical levels since the 2005 sugar reform and are causing ‘extreme volatility, instability and disruption’ to the European food and drink industry.
The tax levied on alcohol imports in the Philippines breaks global free trade rules, according to a new report from the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Scotch whisky export sales reached record levels last year, despite a two per cent volume drop, as demand grew for premium products, said the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).
A European Commission initiative to release 500,000 tonnes of out of quota sugar onto the EU market has been backed by member states in the EU sugar management committee today.
French Minister for Industry Christian Estrosi gave an exclusive interview to FoodProductionDaily.com at the recent food processing trade show, IPA, in Paris
Export volumes of wine have recovered well from the lows of early 2009 but suppliers are under pressure from lower margins in the UK market, according to a new Rabobank report.
Australia’s food processing sector has hailed a government move to grant a A$150m aid package to help it implement a national carbon footprint reduction scheme.
Corn Products International’s Mexican affiliate CP Ingredientes has been awarded $58.386m in damages by a NAFTA tribunal after Mexico placed discriminatory taxes on high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
Scotch whisky makers see trade talks taking place next month between Korea and the EU as another major step in its continued attempts to develop further into Asia’s spirit markets.
European beer exporters risk being squeezed out of the US market as Americans increasingly turn away from well-known European brands in favour of locally produced ‘craft’ beers.
The European Commission is seeking talks with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over state specific taxing in India, amidst claims from wine and spirit makers that their exports are being damaged as a result.
This week, Campari reportedly mulls expanding its global spirits
operations, Baltika pledges to step up exports to
Spain, and Ball Packaging adopts an innovative new printing
system for its beverage cans.
The European spirits industry has slammed the Hong Kong
government's decision to omit liquor from a recently announced
exemption of duties on imported alcohol products.
This week, Canada-based Canadian Blue reveals merger discussions,
Belvedere plans vodka consolidation and the WTO backs
India over a tariff disagreement.
The European Spirits Organisation (CEPS) yesterday welcomed moves
by the EU to open talks with the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
over its concerns regarding Thailand's custom charges.
Heat-shrink labels with integrated holograms will help the wine and
spirits industry in the fight against counterfeiting and forgery,
the manufacturers claim.
The cost of imported wines and spirits in India are set to drop
following the decision yesterday by the country's Central Board of
Excise and Customs (CEBC) to withdraw additional duties on foreign
alcohol products.
European wine and spirits firms saw the door to India open a
little wider Tuesday, after the World Trade Organisation
agreed to investigate the country's high import tariffs.
EU officials are set to report India to the World Trade
Organisation at the end of this week (17th) in a bid get high
import tariffs on wine and spirit drinks dropped, and force open a
lucrative emerging market for European producers.
The suspended WTO farm talks featured in the organisation's
agriculture committee's meeting yesterday, with members' failure to
supply up-to-date information a source of frustration.
China will remove the import duty on Indonesian cocoa from 1
January next year, a move likely to increase demand for the beans
from the world's third biggest producer.
The short sighted failure of greedy WTO trading partners to achieve
any sort of meaningful agreement on global agricultural tariffs is
bad for Europe's food industry.
The Scotch Whisky Association says it will ask the EU to make an
official complaint at the WTO if India does not lift excessive duty
tax on imported spirit drinks.
Accreditation by an international organisation has given a malt
tracking scheme the backing it needs to assure its customers
they're getting the correct supplies.
Vietnamese rice exports could soon increase as higher than expected
yields allow the government to lift its export restriction,
according to an Asia Pulse report.
China is on its way to becoming the largest exporter of tomato
paste in the world as Xinjiang Production and Construction
Corporation (XPCC) increases its production capacity for tomato
paste to 500 million tons a year, writes Hridyesh...
Peter Mandelson, the newly-appointed EU trade commissioner, is
considering launching a review of the EU's stringent food hygiene
regulations in an attempt to tackle growing accusations that its
policies are protectionist and...
The latest trade figures between China and the EU reveal that the
balance of food and drink exports is continuing to swing in favour
of the People's Republic.
