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Japan’s ruling LDP calls for new farm aid to adjust trade deals
TOKYO, Nov. 3 — Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has started discussing new funding for farm support programs to help producers adjust to increased agricultural food imports entering Japan under new trade deals. That move coincides as Tokyo and Brussels aim to complete the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) by the end of the year. The LDP held a Nov. 2 meeting with an internal task force that deals with the Japan-EU EPA as well as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). “Whether we can win trust from farmers depends on how much money we can get from government spending,” said Hiroshi Moriyama, who has been appointed as head of the … Continue reading
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Abe denies he and Trump discussed prospect of bilateral trade agreement
TOKYO, Nov. 21 – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received questions on Nov. 20 from representatives of both the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and opposition parties at a plenary session of the Lower House regarding the policy speech he delivered on Nov. 17. Responding to a question from Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the Party of Hope (Kibo no To), the second-largest opposition force, Abe denied that he and United States President Donald Trump had discussions on a bilateral trade framework when they met in Tokyo on Nov. 6. “There was no talk on a Japan-U.S. free trade agreement in my conversation with President Trump,” Abe said. Abe’s remarks run counter to … Continue reading
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【Research】China’s corn policy shifting into producer compensation system：from price support to direct payment
April 1st, 2017 Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd. RUAN Wei, Research Counselor ■Abstract China embarked upon a full-fledged marketization of the economic system at the beginning of the 21st Century, in which Chinese authorities introduced a price support policy for farmers with income transfer being accompanied in order to realize a balanced growth of agriculture with non-agricultural sectors as well as to boost food production in the country. Increases in farmers’ income and food production were concurrently achieved by raising the support prices. At the same time, however, this has brought about a reversal of price difference between imported grains and domestically produced ones. In addition, lower tariff rates on … Continue reading
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Japan to step up farm reforms following TPP-11 deal: minister
TOKYO, Nov. 12 — Japan is stepping up efforts on farm reforms “with a necessary review,” following a political agreement to salvage the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) without the United States, Agriculture Minister Ken Saito has said. “The TPP-11 agreement is part of the implementation process to bring into effect the original TPP as early as possible,” Saito told reporters at a Nov. 12 press conference. The minister stressed this way allows for the United States to come back to the deal if it wishes. The U.S. withdrew from the TPP on Jan. 23. Saito also said “We will explain to farmers more details about the TPP-11 agreement” as well as … Continue reading
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Malaysia lifts 7-year ban on Japanese beef imports
TOKYO, Nov. 8 — Malaysia has lifted a 7-year ban on beef imports from Japan which could boost Japanese exports to Muslim markets. Shipments of eligible Japanese beef have been allowed to enter Malaysia since Nov. 7 without any age limit conditions, the Japanese agriculture ministry said. Japanese cattle producers need to comply with Malaysian halal standards. Slaughterhouses in Kumamoto and Tokushima prefectures have been certified as halal compliant by the Malaysian Muslim authority. In 2010, Malaysia banned import of Japanese beef due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Japan. Tokyo had requested Malaysia to lift the ban, and the two discussed food safety conditions for imports. Lifting the … Continue reading
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