Shipping lines can't cope with booming perishables trade and lack of reefers
Even as reefer container freight rates soar, shipping lines are “far from coping” with the ...
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By Alex Lennane
As the US and Europe talk about lifting trade barriers, it could be agricultural policy that stands in the way of an easy solution. Europeans continue to mistrust genetically modified crops – while in the US they account for 84% of corn and 93% of soybeans. It also affects potatoes, vines and other foods. The best way, says one MEP, is to remove agriculture from any trade talks.
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