WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Canadian cattle producers will urge Ottawa to retaliate against the United States if the incoming Trump administration imposes a meat labelling program Canada views as discriminatory, restarting a six-year trade battle, an industry group said on Wednesday. U.S. news network CNN reported on Tuesday that a memo drafted by […] Read more
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Producers cheer end of COOL
It’s not going to be a COOL winter, and that pleases Canadian cattle and hog producers. The U.S. Congress repealed country-of-origin labelling legislation Dec. 18 as part of a larger omnibus bill, averting a potential trade war in the form of more than $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs about to be imposed by Canada and […] Read more
Chicken also excluded from COOL repeal
Last week’s repeal of U.S. country-of-origin labelling legislation excluded chicken as well as sheep and lamb. Mike Dungate, executive director of the Chicken Farmers of Canada, said Dec. 22 that chicken’s continued inclusion under COOL is less of an issue because no live chickens are typically shipped to the United States. The National Chicken Council […] Read more
Sheep not included in COOL repeal
Canadian sheep remain subject to U.S. country-of-origin labelling, and lamb producers are not happy about it. U.S. Congress repealed COOL for beef, pork Dec. 18 but not sheep and lamb. “I think the American sheep industry has better lobbying power than we do, maybe. I don’t know,” said Canadian Sheep Federation chair Phil Kolodychuk. “I […] Read more
COOL is DONE: U.S. repeals country of origin labelling for cattle and hogs.
Canadian cattle and hog producers are getting their Christmas gifts early this year. The U.S. Congress repealed country-of-origin labelling legislation Dec. 18 as part of a larger omnibus bill, averting a potential trade war in the form of more than $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs about to be imposed by Canada and Mexico. At press […] Read more
U.S. Senate inches closer to repealing country-of-origin labelling
Canadian federal trade and agriculture ministers say they are cautiously optimistic that the U.S. Senate will repeal country-of-origin labelling as part of an omnibus appropriations bill now being considered. Speaking from World Trade Organization talks in Nairobi, trade minister Chrystia Freeland said she and other government officials are monitoring U.S. developments on the bill “hour […] Read more
COOL tariff ruling renews calls to repeal law
UPDATED: Dec. 7, 2015 – 1145 CST – The World Trade Organization has granted Canada and Mexico the right to impose more than $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs against the United States following a seven year dispute over country-of-origin labeling. In a Dec. 7 news release, the WTO arbitration panel set the annual level of […] Read more
WTO sides with Canada and Mexico: COOL protectionist, discriminatory
For the fourth and final time, the World Trade Organization has sided with Canada and Mexico in their challenge of the United States discriminatory mandatory country of origin labelling law. The decision paves the way for Canada to place tariffs on U.S. imports in retaliation for the economic harm done to Canadian cattle and pork […] Read more
Canada warns U.S. to repeal COOL or face consequences
Canada is gearing up to retaliate against the United States after its third victory in the ongoing country-of-origin labelling dispute. “We will target everything from California wine to Minnesota mattresses, not to mention the over $2 billion in U.S. beef and pork sales to Canada,” said federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz. The World Trade Organization […] Read more
Ritz vows COOL retaliation
Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz took his crusade against U.S. country-of-origin labelling rules to Washington and Mexico City last week, vowing sharp retaliation if they are not changed. He told reporters that he used an April 9 meeting with U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack to argue that proposed amendments to COOL in reaction to a World […] Read more
