Latvian pork tariff makes Estonia squeal
Dec 16, 1999
By Blake Lambert and Benjamin Smith
RIGA - Latvia announced on Dec. 9 that it would extend protective measures on pork for another two years, prompting celebration from local pig farmers and angry threats from Estonia.The pork wars began this June 1, when Latvia announced a temporary 70 percent tariff on all pork imports. The other Baltic states denounced the tariff at the time; this week Estonia threatened to take its neighbor to the World Trade Organization."The situation is dangerous because of the pork imports from Poland, the ...
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