Washington Report

Mexico and the United States expect to reach agreement on a new bilateral tomato trade pact by the end of the month, Mexico’s Economy Minister Bruno Ferrari said this week, as reported by Reuters.

Australia continues to use quarantine regulations to largely prohibit the importation of fresh chicken meat according to this week’s edition of the International Egg and Poultry Review from USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).

While maintaining its support for a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and the European Union, the National Chicken Council joined 60 U.S. food and agricultural organizations to reiterate that any deal must include agriculture and that the Europen Union must address non-tariff trade barriers.