date:Aug 23, 2013
ited States has failed to bring its COOL measure into conformity with its WTO obligations, said International Trade Minister Ed Fast and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz in a joint statement. We believe that the recent amendments to the COOL measure will further hinder the ability of Canadian cattle and hog producers to freely compete in the U.S. market.
The new rules prohibit the co-mingling of most muscle cuts from different countries in the same package. That provision is said to harm Canadia