date:Jan 03, 2019
As of yesterday, Japanese farmers have to compete with cheaper agricultural products imported from New Zealand and Australia as the first tariff cuts under the re-jigged Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal have taken effect.
As of 1 January 2019, Japan axes tariffs on kiwifruit, grapes and melons, apart from cutting tariffs on imported beef. The island nation has been imposing tariffs of more than 6 percent on kiwifruit - 80 percent of which are imported from New Zealand.
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