Attaché Report (GAIN)

New Zealand: New Zealand and China Sign FTA Upgrade

On January 26, 2021, New Zealand and China signed an Upgrade to the 2008 Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
International Agricultural Trade Report

Opportunities for U.S. Snack and Confectionery Exports to Latin America

Two key free trade agreements – the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (or CAFTA-DR) and the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement – have stimulated U.S. agricultural exports...
International Agricultural Trade Report

Opportunities for U.S. Snacks & Sweets in the GCC Region

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a regional political and economic treaty organization comprised of the Arabian Gulf nations of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
International Agricultural Trade Report

EU-MERCOSUR Trade Agreement: A Preliminary Analysis

On June 28, 2019, the European Union became the first major partner to strike a trade agreement with the Southern Common Market (or MERCOSUR) countries of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
On December 18, 2020, the European Commission published a Regulation eliminating EU customs duties for fresh and frozen lobsters from August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2025.
African leaders launched the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) at the June 2015 African Union summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The target date for finishing CFTA negotiations is 2017.
The Australia-China Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) has now been signed and the detailed text released.