A U.S. based Agricultural Economist expects Congress to address concerns over the legality of Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling next year when it writes a new U.S. farm bill.
The president of the Canadian Pork Council is hopeful the United States will alter its position and recognize substantial transformation in the wake of a World Trade Organization ruling that Mandatory U.S. Country of Origin Labelling violates U.S. trade obligations.
Manitoba Pork Council is hopeful last week’s WTO ruling on U.S. Country of Origin Labelling will lead to a restoration of the north south movement of weanling pigs and slaughter hogs.
Canada’s Agriculture Minister is hopeful last week’s WTO ruling that U.S. Mandatory COOL discriminates against foreign livestock will open the door to a negotiated settlement of the dispute.
Canada’s International Trade Minister is hopeful the WTO ruling on Canada’s complaint over U.S. Mandatory COOL will open the door to a resolution of the dispute.
Vic Toews, Member of Parliament for Provencher, welcomed the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) ruling that the U.S. Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) measure is inconsistent with the country’s WTO trade obligations.
The National Pork Producers Council says, if the WTO rules against the United States on Mandatory COOL, it will urge the U.S. government to come into compliance with its international trade obligations.
The U.S. based National Pork Producers Council says it plans to stay out of the debate over Mandatory U.S. Country of Origin Labelling as the issue moves through the World Trade Organization dispute settlement process.
A U.S. based agricultural economist predicts any changes to Mandatory U.S. Country of Origin Labelling laws will have a minimal effect on the overall movement of live cattle and hogs into the U.S. from Canada.
The Guelph based George Morris Centre predicts it take a couple of years before a preliminary WTO finding that U.S. Mandatory COOL violates technical barriers to trade has any impact on the cross border movement of live animals.
