News - COOL

The chair of Manitoba Pork Council reports Canadian and U.S. pork producers are on the same page when it comes to the issue of Mandatory U.S. Country of Origin Labelling.

A pork specialist with Alberta Agriculture reports producers of Canadian slaughter hogs, isoweans and feeder pigs and Canadian pork processors have faced the greatest hurt from U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling.

The National Pork Producers Council is urging the U.S. government to comply with a WTO ruling on Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling to head off any potential trade war with its partners in NAFTA.

The chair of the Canadian Pork Council says Canada’s pork producers remain hopeful the U.S. government will bring Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling into compliance with it’s World Trade Organization obligations without the need for retaliatory tariffs.

The executive director of the Canadian Pork Council says Canada’s pork producers are hopeful the U.S. will avoid the prospects of retaliatory tariffs by bringing Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling into compliance with its international trade obligations.

The president of the Canadian Meat Council suggests making U.S. Country of Origin Labelling voluntary would bring a trade dispute involving the U.S. Canada and Mexico to an end.

A University of Missouri agricultural economist suggests the 2012 U.S. Farm Bill offers an opportunity to bring Mandatory U.S. Country of Origin Labelling legislation into compliance with international trading rules.

The U.S. based National Pork Producers Council is calling for greater harmonization of rules governing the U.S. and Canadian pork industries in several areas, including labelling.

The Manitoba Pork Council (MPC) is very pleased with the June 29, 2012, decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body regarding mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL).

The U.S. based National Pork Producers Council says it will be urging the United States to comply with last week’s World Trade Organization ruling that U.S. Country of Origin Labelling violates U.S. trade obligations.