LIVESTOCK SECTOR: FOUR MONTHS SUSPENSION OF US-EU TARIFFS, BREXIT IMPLICATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ON ANIMAL HEALTH LAW

The month of March 2021 was marked by the 4-month suspension of tariffs between the US and the EU, including products in the agri-food sector; further Brexit-implications for the livestock market and the fate of thousands of cattle on a livestock ship in Spain.
At European level, the AGRI Committee met on March 4th to discuss the implementation of the Animal Health Law and the Commission launched a consultation on allowing the use of insect protein and non-ruminant protein in poultry and pig feed.