CELCAA promotes the interests of the European agricultural and agri-food traders at the European level towards EU Institutions as well as towards other associations representing other sectors of the food supply chain.
CELCAA was founded in 1979 by major European sectoral trade associations involved in retail and wholesale of agricultural and agri-food products, to join forces and cooperate on a horizontal level. Horizontal co-operation is more crucial than ever, as legislative developments increasingly have cross-sectoral effect. CELCAA advocates for agricultural and agri-food traders by its presence in various consultative groups of the European institutions. A network of different platforms and round tables has been built up to communicate and share views with other interest groups of the food chain and the civil society. CELCAA is also a member of the EBAF (European Board on Agriculture and Food), the expert group chaired by the Commissioner for Agriculture and born out of 2024's Strategic Dialogue on the future of agriculture.
CELCAA statement ahead of the provisional application of the EU-Mercosur agreement
On the eve of the provisional application of the EU-Mercosur agreement, CELCAA calls for greater clarity on the management of TRQs
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Joint statement on the Middle East crisis and the need for urgent EU actions to safeguard a resilient EU agri-food chain
Jointly with Food Drink Europe, Eurocommerce, Copa Cogeca and Ceja, CELCAA calls for action to safeguard the resilience and competitiveness of the agr...
EU–Mexico Agri-Food Trade: Outlook and Opportunities under the Modernized Agreement
CELCAA had the pleasure and privilege of co-organising with the Mexican-European Union Chamber of Commerce an event in support of the modernised EU-Me...
