The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) has been following with great interest developments in trade negotiations between Canada and South Korea and welcome today's news that the terms of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been finalized. The ...
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The US Senate is expected to pass a new five-year farm bill today - a bill that does not make any changes to American country of origin meat labeling rules, also known as COOL. The House approved the $956 billion farm bill last week, ...
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Ottawa,ON–A positive case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea(PED)has been confirmed in Canada.PED was diagnosed in the US in May 2013,and has since spread to 23 states.Canadian pork industry stakeholders have worked together to develop ...
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The executive director of the Canadian Pork Council says the quicker Canada can achieve a free trade agreement with South Korea the quicker the Canadian pork industry will be able to catch up to its major competitors in that market. While ...
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The executive director of the Canadian Pork Council says a constitutional challenge has helped reshape American attitudes on U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling. In may, in response to a World Trade Organization order to amend ...
The Canadian Pork Council suggests changes to the U.S.Farm Bill to address concerns related to Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling could end the need for Canada and Mexico to continue their case against the U.S.at the World Trade ...