- Title: In Spain, Trump's tariffs to bite olive oil sector worst - farmers association
- Date: 3rd October 2019
- Summary: GUIJUELO, SPAIN (FILE - SEPTEMBER 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF IBERIAN HAM BEING CUT MAN TAKING DISH WITH SLICES OF IBERIAN HAM AND LEAVING ROOM VARIOUS OF LEGS OF IBERIAN HAM HANGING FROM CEILING
- Embargoed: 17th October 2019 14:59
- Keywords: tariffs Spanish wine Spanish food Iberian ham U.S. tarrifs olive oil agricultural products European Union United States
- Location: MADRID, EL BURGO & GUIJUELO, SPAIN
- City: MADRID, EL BURGO & GUIJUELO, SPAIN
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Economic Events
- Reuters ID: LVA003AZJMWCN
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- Story Text: U.S. tariffs on European Union products would affect around 1 billion euros ($1.10 billion) of Spanish agricultural products per year, Spanish agricultural association COAG said on Thursday (October 3), adding that the olive sector would be Spain's worst hit sector.
The United States is the biggest market outside the European Union for Spanish agricultural exports such as wine, oil, cheese and olives - all of which are likely to be affected by the tariffs, the association said.
Spain's exports over 400 million euros worth of olive oil to the U.S, Spain's ministry of industry and commerce figures say.
A 25 percent tariff would simply price Spain out of the market, said Rafael Pico Lapuente, director general of the Spanish Olive Oil Export Association.
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