News - Free Trade

Canada’s pork industry is calling on the prime minister to become directly involved in kick-starting a resumption of free trade negotiations with South Korea.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz joined the Right Honourable Prime Minister Stephen Harper and International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan to launch historic free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the Kingdom of Morocco that will significantly benefit the Canadian agricultural industry.

Canada’s agriculture minister is confident enhanced trade with the Kingdom of Morocco will help ensure high quality food products are available year round for the mutual benefit of farmers and consumers in Canada and Morocco.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers are pleased the Canadian government has announced the start of free trade negotiations with Morocco, an important market for Canadian durum wheat and pulse crops.

The CWB welcomes an announcement today by the Government of Canada that free-trade negotiations will officially commence with Morocco, a crucial market for exports of high-quality durum wheat worth a quarter billion dollars a year to Prairie farmers.

The Canadian Pork Industry is calling on the federal government to resume free trade talks with the Republic of Korea.

The Canadian Wheat Board welcomes the federal government’s announcement of exploratory discussions on a free trade agreement with Turkey.

Canada’s Minister of International Trade says the Republic of Korea will need to show signs of movement on a number of issues in order to justify of resumption of negotiations aimed at achieving a free trade agreement between the two nations.

South Korean trade officials warn if the U.S. fails to ratify pending free agreements it’s negotiated with their nation it risks being shut out of that market within ten years.

The National Pork Producers Council is urging the U.S. government to ratify pending free trade agreements that have been negotiated with Panama, Columbia and South Korea.