Free trade . Canadian meat producers want the federal government to resume free trade negotiations with South Korea, after the U.S. ratified a deal with the country last week.
"Almost at the very moment we hope Korea lifts its prohibition on Canadian beef, they will be reducing the tariff on U.S. beef which could well negate our market access gain," Travis Toews, president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association, said in a statement.
This summer, South Korea said that by the end of the year it would resume imports of Canadian beef from cows under the age of 30 months. It is one of the few remaining countries that has yet to reopen its borders after BSE was discovered in some Canadian cattle in 2003.
The cattlemen's association, as well as the Canadian Pork Council, Canada Pork International and the Canadian Meat Council, want the talks that stalled three years ago restarted, out of concern Canada won't be able to compete with countries whose products have lower tariffs attached. More
"Almost at the very moment we hope Korea lifts its prohibition on Canadian beef, they will be reducing the tariff on U.S. beef which could well negate our market access gain," Travis Toews, president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association, said in a statement.
This summer, South Korea said that by the end of the year it would resume imports of Canadian beef from cows under the age of 30 months. It is one of the few remaining countries that has yet to reopen its borders after BSE was discovered in some Canadian cattle in 2003.
The cattlemen's association, as well as the Canadian Pork Council, Canada Pork International and the Canadian Meat Council, want the talks that stalled three years ago restarted, out of concern Canada won't be able to compete with countries whose products have lower tariffs attached. More
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