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Manitoba’s Minister of Agriculture is hopeful the latest World Trade Organization ruling on U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling will result in a return to historical patterns of trade between Canada and the U.S. in cattle and hogs.

The National Pork Producers Council is calling for quick action to fix Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling to avoid the threat of retaliatory tariffs.

The chair of Manitoba Pork is hopeful the U.S. will respond to the latest WTO ruling by eliminating Country of Origin Labelling as we know it.

A World Trade Organization appeal panel is now hearing the final U.S. appeal of rulings that U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling violates American trading obligations.

The chair of Manitoba Pork reports support in the U.S. for resolution of U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling to avoid retaliatory tariffs is building.

The vice chair of Manitoba Pork says U. S. farmers are not yet fully aware of the impact retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. Mandatory COOL could have on them.

The president of the National Pork Producers Council remains hopeful the U.S. Congress will take action to resolve the Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling issue before Canada and Mexico are granted authority to impose retaliatory tariffs on imported U.S. products.

The general manager of Manitoba Pork suggests pork producers on both sides of the Canada U.S. border will be hurt if Canada is forced to proceed with retaliatory tariffs in response to Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling.

Despite the latest U.S. effort to preserve Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling Manitoba Pork remains hopeful the issue can be resolved without the need for Canada and Mexico to impose retaliatory tariffs on imported U.S. products.

The U.S. based National Pork Producers Council is calling on Congress to bring Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling into compliance with its international trade obligations before the World Trade Organization grants Canada and Mexico the authority to impose retaliatory tariffs on products imported from the U.S.