On Thursday, 23 April, the European Union’s agricultural organisations and cooperatives (Copa-Cogeca) called for the safeguard mechanisms for the EU rice market to be strengthened, considering the sector to be under pressure from the rise in imports from Asia.
Several rice-producing countries – including the United States, Morocco, and the Philippines – have already introduced or strengthened safeguard measures in the face of an increase in imports as well as trade practices deemed...