New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Dairy industry representatives on Wednesday raised their concerns on allowing imports of butter, cheese, and dry and liquid milk from Australia and New Zealand under the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement.
Dairy and fisheries, representatives from Amul, National Dairy Development Board and Visakha, and dairy cooperatives of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Bihar met officials of commerce department and animal husbandry, as the government prepares for the last round of RCEP talks in Vietnam from September 21-27.
"We have requests from Australia and New Zealand to give tariff concessions but industry has sensitivities. They raised their concerns today," said an official in the know ...