date:Aug 21, 2014
y production each year.
Potential Impact on Trade
There are two trade-related aspects arising from the German animal welfare movement.
First, within the EU, implementation of national standards prior to the EU puts German farmers at a cost disadvantage.
Germanys pork and poultry industry has expanded dramatically in the past decade, fueled by exports.
The industrys ability to mitigate costs while still meeting new standards poses a challenge.
Second, longer-term, there is the real possibil