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Minister caught in real food fight

The Norwegian government's unpopular decision to further raise import tariffs on cheese and meat, to protect Norwegian producers, is setting off more political battles....

Fishing industry still fears retaliation over higher import tariffs

Norway's huge and important fishing industry remains deeply worried that its seafood exports will be slapped with higher customs duties, in retaliation for the...

Danes concede to ‘cheese war’ truce

Denmark's trade minister remains unhappy over the Norwegian government's decision to boost import tariffs on cheese and meat, to protect domestic producers, but she's...

Norwegians invest in border trade

As increasing numbers of Norwegians head over the border to do their grocery shopping in Sweden, where prices are lower and selection is greater, fellow...

Brekk defends pork dumping

Lars Peder Brekk, former agriculture minister for the farmer-friendly Center Party, isn't at all bothered that Norwegian pork growers are producing more meat than...

Shamed fur farms likely to survive

More shocking photos of sick and injured animals at several Norwegian fur farms have set off demands once again that the country's fur industry...

Protests rise over meat and cheese

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg claimed that angry opponents of his government's move to boost income for Norwegian farmers, by dramatically raising import tariffs, would...

New ‘butter crisis’ looms

Officials at Norwegian dairy cooperative Tine are trying to ward off another looming "butter crisis" like the one that left grocery store shelves bare...

Prisoners protest price hike

Ordinary Norwegian consumers aren't the only ones starting to revolt against high and rising prices at the grocery store. Inmates at the high-security prison...

Trade war looms over higher tariffs

The European Union's ambassador to Norway is calling the Norwegian government's decision to raise import tariffs on meat and cheese "a clear violation" of...
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