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Vilsack Says U.S. Proposals May End Brazil Cotton Impasse

20/05/2013

U.S. House and Senate agriculture committee proposals for a new farm law represent a “good faith” effort by lawmakers to resolve a trade dispute over cotton with Brazil, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.

Ethanol Groups File Complaint Regarding EU Antidumping Duties

20/05/2013

Two biofuels industry groups Thursday filed a complaint with the General Court in Luxembourg challenging the European Union's February decision to impose a 9.6% antidumping duty on all ethanol imported from the United States.

Canada prepares to target U.S. goods in meat-label spat

20/05/2013

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada will put forward a list of U.S. products it wants to target in retaliation for U.S. country-of-origin meat labels if last-minute changes to U.S. label regulations don't prove satisfactory, Canadian officials said on Friday.

EU’s Barroso Says Competitive Devaluations Are ‘Not Acceptable’

20/05/2013

European Commission President Jose Barroso said euro-area policymakers would oppose any efforts by trade partners to gain an economic advantage by weakening their currencies.

Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Oppose China Tariffs

20/05/2013

Ericsson AB (ERICB) and Nokia Siemens Networks urged the European Union to back off from its threat of imposing tariffs on Chinese-made mobile-telecommunications equipment, throwing support behind some of their biggest rivals in the region.

Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Oppose China Tariffs

20/05/2013

China threatens own trade action if EU opens telecoms case

20/05/2013

BRUSSELS, May 16 (Reuters) - China threatened on Thursday to retaliate if the European Union formally opens an investigation into alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Chinese mobile telecom equipment companies.

China Said to Prepare Import Duties on Polysilicon

20/05/2013

China, the world’s biggest maker of solar panels, is preparing to set anti-dumping duties on imports of the raw material used to make the equipment after determining it was sold below cost, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter.