Little progress was made in the latest round of the Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership or TTIP talks held in New York last week. NPPC leaders see the future uncertain for any possible TTIP agreement. NPPC President John Weber says as the present TTIP proposal sits there’s very little in it that would benefit U.S. agriculture as the E.U. refuses to drop tariffs for pork, beef or poultry.
He says when the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, that really put a damper on the TTIP discussions.
Weber says if E.U..countries want to engage in global trade, they’ll need to reconsider their protectionist policies.
While the Obama administration wants a successful conclusion to the TTIP negotiations the chances for a deal aren’t looking good given the fact there are not talks scheduled beyond October.
