EU will not up beef offer to Mercosur, says Hogan

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. Photo: Reuters

The EU will not be upping its beef offer in this week's round of trade talks with the South American Mercosur bloc.

European Commission agriculture chief Phil Hogan was speaking ahead of the current round of negotiations, and said it was up to Mercosur to make concessions or risk scuppering a deal by an end of year deadline.