Freedom Of Trade Not Free Trade Agreements by Musa Freiji 6th Mediterranean Poultry Summit June 19, 2018

Contents Statistics in the Mediterranean Countries Production and Imports of Poultry Feed Production, Imports and Exports of Poultry Meat Justifications to replace imports by local production Agricultural subsidies in the industrialized countries Free Trade Agreements and the third world countries Protectionist policies of industrialized countries Freedom of Trade is the healthy approach

Production of Poultry Feed Maise Production 2016 Country Maise (in MT) Lybia 3,320 Lebanon 3,521 Algeria 3,687 Jordan 25,460 Morocco 128,763 Syria 182,278 Greece 1,869,693 Turkey 6,400,000 Italy 6,839,499 Egypt 8,001,411 France 12,132,249 Ukraine 28,074,610 USA 38,500,000 Argentina 39,792,854 Brazil 64,143,414 source: FAO

Production of Poultry Feed (Cont.) Soya Production 2016 Country in MT Morocco 1,000 Greece 3,728 Egypt 35,000 Turkey 165,000 France 338,864 Italy 1,081,340 Ukraine 4,276,990 Argentina 58,799,258 Brazil 96,296,714 USA 117,000,000 source: FAO

Production of Poultry Feed (Cont.) Wheat Production 2016 Country in MT Greece 1,698,031 Italy 8,037,872 France 29,504,454 source: FAO

Imports of Poultry Feed Maise Imports 2013 Country in MT Cyprus 167,416 Lebanon 393,633 Greece 396,605 Syria 506,213 France 535,338 Jordan 557,942 Lybia 660,490 Turkey 1,548,133 Morocco 1,776,625 Algeria 3,218,998 Italy 3,946,648 Egypt 5,771,770 source: FAO

Imports of Poultry Feed (Cont.) Soya Imports 2013 Country in MT Syria 53,400 Morocco 62,843 Greece 285,170 France 527,640 Turkey 1,073,757 Italy 1,394,846 Egypt 1,571,715 source: FAO

Production of Poultry Meat Poultry Meat Production 2016 Country in MT Cyprus 23,855 Lebanon 52,063 Syria 118,613 Lybia 128,106 Greece 171,451 Jordan 186,772 Algeria 265,261 Morocco 610,000 Italy 1,022,143 Egypt 1,052,360 France 1,134,626 Turkey 1,884,407 Ukraine 1,166,800 Brazil 13,894,450 USA 18,708,326 source: FAO

Imports & Exports of Poultry Meat Poultry Meat Imports 2013 Country in MT Turkey 350 Morocco 505 Cyprus 8,836 Lebanon 11,222 Syria 28,027 Italy 45,786 Greece 48,113 Jordan 73,653 Lybia 82,327 Egypt 123,968 France 310,000 Poultry Meat Exports 2013 Country in MT Ukraine 145,372 Brazil 3,552,445 USA 3,559,991 source: FAO

Justifications to replace Imports by Local Production Introduction of a new productive industry Enticing investment Accumulation of knowledge Creation of jobs and reduction of unemployment Contribution towards food security Reduction of dependence on imports and their escalating prices

Agricultural Subsidies in the Industrialized Countries Objective is food safety and food security Average Farm Bills in the US = $100 billion/year during last 10 years Farm subsidies in the EU reached Eur. 62 billion/year Subsidies include exported crops such as corn and soya … a deterrent to third world countries from producing their own

Free Trade Agreements and the Third World Countries The roots of globalization are imperialistic in nature towards third world countries They restrict development in the production sectors They keep third world countries importers and consumers Such imposed policies will not allow third world countries from developing Hence unemployment mounts: terrorism and refugees are created

Protectionist Policies of Industrialized Countries Industrialized countries, creators of globalization, practice protectionism Agricultural products, food and medicines are not part of the WTO agreements Industrialized countries resort to severe quality standards as an indirect deterrent to imports Industrialized countries, particularly USA, do not hesitate to violate ongoing trade agreements USA prevents imports of poultry meat from Brazil

Freedom of Trade Free Trade agreements have left underdeveloped countries underdeveloped with high unemployment Free Trade agreements do not include migration of excess labor from the underdeveloped countries to the industrialized ones Underdeveloped countries should rid themselves from all free trade agreements and resort to Freedom of Trade Self sufficiency in poultry meat production in the underdeveloped and developing countries is achievable with protectionist policies

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