Home - Agritrade      Home | Site map | About | Français Agritrade ACP-EU English | Français EMAIL UPDATES Welcome to Agritrade-CTA's web portal on international agricultural trade issues in the context of ACP-EU relations. Agritrade provides update information and analysis on key topics for ACP including EPA, WTO, CAP reform, food safety as well as major commodities such as sugar, banana, cotton and fisheries issues. Subscribe now for free and share information with people around you. October 2008 / Octobre 2008 Summary  Print this item Email this item  | About RSS All news items in this issue... EPA negotiations: general Negotiations may seek to improve initialled agreements. More... EPA negotiations: Caribbean configuration Failure to sign could have adverse consequences. More... EPA negotiations: west African configuration State of the negotiations. More... EPA negotiations: central African configuration State of the negotiations. More... EPA negotiations: ESA configuration Internal preparations continue. More... EPA negotiations: SADC configuration Talks continue with flexibility on both sides More... International dimensions of CAP reform New funds are to be deployed to aid small-scale farmers. More... Market developments Organic production shows strong long-term growth in Europe. More... Food safety New EU harmonised MRLs have entered into force. More... WTO agreement on agriculture Talks have resumed inside a limited group. More... Cereals sector A large harvest is expected, but with quality problems. More... Banana sector The EU has appealed against the WTO ruling. More... Sugar sector World market price prospects. German producers have exceeded their EU quota. Further investment in LDC sugar production has been reported. More... Horticulture sector There are concerns over the tomato trade in Ghana. More... Cotton sector The USDA has reported a weakening of cotton prices. More... Beef sector The EC has highlighted the importance of food safety. USDA has published its annual review of the EU livestock sector. More... Poultry sector The USDA has published its annual report on the EU poultry sector. More... Receive Agritrade news and bulletins by email. agriculturefisheries EXECUTIVE BRIEFS Briefing on key issues and commodities. Coffee: Executive brief03/09/2008 EU Common Fisheries Policy: Executive brief 04/09/2008 WTO aspects of ACP-EU fisheries relations: Executive brief21/08/2008 More briefs... FISHERIES Latest news update Market access: tariff and non-tariff aspects01/08/2008 ACP-EU fisheries relations01/08/2008 EU common fisheries policy01/08/2008 WTO aspects of ACP-EU fisheries relations01/08/2008 More... KEY POLICY ISSUES No. 4: ACP-EU sugar-sector issues22/06/2008 No. 2: ACP-EU fruit-and-vegetable sector relations: highlights and issues12/03/2007 No. 3: The development dimension of EPAs and ACP-EU agriculture- sector relations09/03/2007 More... CTA-ECDPM INBRIEFS Negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements - Sanitary and Phytosanitary MeasuresPDF - 773.77 kB09/11/2007 Negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements - AgriculturePDF - 809.29 kB09/11/2007 Comparing EU free trade agreements - FisheriesPDF - 218.28 kB09/11/2007 More... DISCUSSION GROUPS Geographical Indications: Room for speciality products in world trade? EU-Africa Cotton forum E-Forum on the preparation of ACP countries for the post Hong Kong agriculture negotiations E-consultation on ACP-EU fisheries relations E-forum on Agro-Industry development CTA is an institution of the ACP Group of States (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) and the EU (European Union), in the framework of the Cotonou Agreement and is financed by the EU. 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