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Goyal Urges Distinction Between Food Weaponisation and Security Measures
Piyush Goyal said countries must tell the difference between using food as pressure and protecting their own food supply.
He spoke at a meeting of trade ministers from the Group of Twenty.
The meeting took place in Milwaukee on October 1.
Goyal said food should help create security, stability and cooperation.
Jamieson Greer, the United States trade representative, discussed four major trade topics.
One topic was the use of food, farming goods and farm supplies to pressure other countries.
Another was producing much more than a country needs, which can affect producers in other places.
Greer also discussed trade rules and forced labor in supply chains.
The goal was to make trade policies address real problems without harming food security.
Piyush Goyal called for distinguishing coercive food-supply actions from legitimate food-security measures.
He made the remarks at a G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting in Milwaukee on October 1.
Goyal said food should remain a source of security, stability and cooperation.
United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer identified four G20 work streams, including food weaponisation and forced labor.
Greer also highlighted concerns about structural overcapacity and the role of the Most-Favoured-Nation principle.
- Who
- Piyush Goyal and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer addressed the G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting.
- What
- Goyal urged countries to distinguish food-supply coercion from legitimate measures addressing food-security needs.
- Where
- Milwaukee, United States.
- When
- October 1; the meeting was described as taking place on Wednesday.
- Why
- To ensure food remains a source of security, stability and cooperation while addressing coercive trade actions and other trade concerns.
Key facts
- Meeting
- G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting
- Location
- Milwaukee
- Main speaker
- Piyush Goyal
- Main issue
- Distinguishing food-supply weaponisation from legitimate food-security measures
- G20 work streams
- Food weaponisation; structural excess capacity and production; the Most-Favoured-Nation principle; and forced labor in global supply chains
- Shared objective
- Keeping food a source of security, stability and cooperation
- Food-related concern
- Coercive trade actions involving food, agricultural products and agricultural inputs
Quotes
Jamieson Greer
US Trade Representative discussing the United States’ G20 presidency priorities
“First, the weaponisation of food. Coercive trade actions involving food, agricultural products, and agricultural inputs pose serious consequences for economies and the people in them,”
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“Excess production flows into global markets, putting pressure on producers and workers elsewhere,”
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Piyush Goyal
India’s Commerce Minister speaking at the G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting
“Also, underlined that we must clearly distinguish between the weaponisation of food supply chains and legitimate measures adopted by countries to pursue domestic policy objectives and address food-security needs,”
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