date:Jul 12, 2012
and have called for them to be removed as be part of the TPP negotiations.
Andrew Spencer, CEO of Australian Pork, said: Domestic subsidy programmes are generally not within the scope of free trade agreements. However, in this case, Canadian agricultural subsidies are so wide-ranging and have such a broad and far-reaching impact on overseas markets. It is on these grounds that we, along with the US and NZ, urge the TPP negotiators and governments to deal with these issues fairly as part of the