News - Trade

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.

Steinbach MLA, Kelvin Goertzen says discussions last week in Cleveland, Ohio with U.S. legislators helped develop support for the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline as well as the reduction of further trade regulations that hurt businesses on both sides of the border.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork Council is urging the U.S. government to recognize the concept of substantial transformation of products as one possible option for bringing it’s Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling legislation into compliance with international trade rules.

The chair of Manitoba Pork Council says concerns over Canadian subsidy programs and increasing volumes of U.S. pork coming into Canada were among the key issued discussed last week during World Pork Expo.

A Canadian based international trade lawyer suggests Country of Origin Labelling has the potential to become one of the non-tariff barriers to trade if choice in the future.

Manitoba Pork Council is hoping the U.S. will make the changes to Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling needed to bring it into compliance with its international trade obligations.

Canada’s agriculture Minister suggests the Canadian agriculture’s sector’s long term ability to succeed and grow rests in its ability to compete in global markets.

Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) welcomes the news that Canada and Japan will initiate negotiations towards a comprehensive trade agreement with Japan.

Canada’s pork producers are expressing disappointment with a U.S. decision to appeal a November 2011 World Trade Organization ruling that found Mandatory U.S. Country of Origin Labelling violates the United States’ international trade obligations.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz concluded a productive trade mission to the United States, which included meetings with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and livestock, grains and oilseed industry representatives to find new ways to work together to benefit our integrated agriculture industry and economy.