Farmers and food manufacturers positive on EU-US trade deal

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Representatives from UK food and farmer organisations have taken a largely positive and optimistic view of the continuing negotiations on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the EU.Alan Bullion writes: There is a general recognition that agriculture is the largest obstacle to a mutually successful outcome to a free trade agreement."Agriculture is absolutely the key element of TTIP. My impression is if there is not a deal on agriculture there will not be a deal at all, and geographical indications and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are at the heart of that deal," said Lord Tugendhat, chairman of a sub-committee on external affairs, which reports to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union.