G-20 votes to resist food export barriers

G-20 leaders on Tuesday vowed to keep agricultural trade flows as open as possible during the Covid-19 crisis, according to Law360.

After a virtual conference, agriculture ministers from the G-20 nations issued a joint statement committing to “guard against any unjustified restrictive measures that could lead to excessive food price volatility” as Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on the global economy.

Following the lead of the G-20 trade ministers, the agriculture leaders said that any food export restrictions should be confined only to emergency situations and structured to be as minimally disruptive as possible.

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