Despite a minor trade deal on mussels recently, a comprehensive trade deal with the US is a long way off. That is the view of regulatory and global trade strategist Daniella Taveau in conversation with Damien O’Reilly at the ASA conference on Friday.
Her view was that the US and EU had much more in common than divided them, even though it doesn’t appear so.
However, sentiment in US agriculture is not pro-EU, especially on the use of pesticides and chemicals and that was a barrier to a comprehensive trade agreement.
The fact that EU policy is shaped by the court of public opinion on hormones and biotechnology rankles in the US. She advised that the EU needs to work on the misrepresentation of agriculture, particularly in relation to GMOs.
Brexit
When asked about the comments made by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in relation to the UK’s prospects for a trade deal with the US, Taveau advised that they should be taken seriously.
She also drew a parallel between the Brexit referendum in the UK and the US presidential election in 2016.
Director of Atlantic Council David A Bray also participated in the session, which considered the role of technology in food as well as trade. Something as simple as internet access was vital, but not universal, with 85% access in the more wealthy coastal regions of the USA and down to 60% in more central areas.
He expressed the view that if a business wasn’t data-centric, it fell behind, and yet there was the conflict with respecting privacy.
Data capture from equipment in use enabled companies to develop further as what used to be the preserve of national security was now a commercial tool.
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Despite a minor trade deal on mussels recently, a comprehensive trade deal with the US is a long way off. That is the view of regulatory and global trade strategist Daniella Taveau in conversation with Damien O’Reilly at the ASA conference on Friday.
Her view was that the US and EU had much more in common than divided them, even though it doesn’t appear so.
However, sentiment in US agriculture is not pro-EU, especially on the use of pesticides and chemicals and that was a barrier to a comprehensive trade agreement.
The fact that EU policy is shaped by the court of public opinion on hormones and biotechnology rankles in the US. She advised that the EU needs to work on the misrepresentation of agriculture, particularly in relation to GMOs.
Brexit
When asked about the comments made by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in relation to the UK’s prospects for a trade deal with the US, Taveau advised that they should be taken seriously.
She also drew a parallel between the Brexit referendum in the UK and the US presidential election in 2016.
Director of Atlantic Council David A Bray also participated in the session, which considered the role of technology in food as well as trade. Something as simple as internet access was vital, but not universal, with 85% access in the more wealthy coastal regions of the USA and down to 60% in more central areas.
He expressed the view that if a business wasn’t data-centric, it fell behind, and yet there was the conflict with respecting privacy.
Data capture from equipment in use enabled companies to develop further as what used to be the preserve of national security was now a commercial tool.
Read more
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