Friday, November 6, 2015

Obama Threatens Withdrawal of S. Africa's AGOA Benefits on Ag Products

President Obama has ordered that all duty-free agricultural products from South Africa under the trade preference scheme "AGOA" be withdrawn within 60 days. 

The US says South Africa has been unwilling to finalize a deal opening up American poultry - and is unwilling to work on pork and beef access.

Here's our Washington Correspondent Nina Maria Potts...

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