Canada Meat, Grain Sectors Eye EU Trade

Canada’s agriculture industry is eyeing free trade talks with the European Union as a rare chance to open a big high-income market. But for the beef sector, a major production shift may also be at stake. The Canadian beef industry has taken hits in recent years from low prices and prohibitive U. S. food-labelling laws,

Beef Trade With Colombia Restored

Colombia will reopen its doors to Canadian beef and livestock, raising hopes for a breakthrough in Canada’s beef trade with Latin America. Colombia will accept 5,250 tonnes of Canadian beef annually duty free, yielding sales of nearly $6 million a year. Another expected $1 million worth of livestock and genetics sales will make the total


Canada Working Toward Beef Settlement With EU

Canada is discussing a possible settlement of its long-running beef dispute with the European Union, a spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade says. The issue gained attention with the announcement in mid-May that the United States had reached a settlement with the EU, which will see more American beef enter the

Canada’s Trade Hopes Raised

Canada expects to increase its beef exports to Europe, now that the U. S. will be able to do so. The U. S. and the EU have reached a four-year agreement in principle to increase American shipments of hormone-free beef to Europe. In exchange, the U. S. will gradually eliminate certain tariffs on EU products.


Protecting The Canadian Brand

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Stéphane Dion may not exactly be a barrel of laughs, but the much-abused former leader of the Liberal party may soon get the last one. That will be when the U. S. imposes a carbon tax – which in some form, is probably what it’s going to do – and Canada,



South Korea Returns To U. S. Beef

South Korea has reclaimed its position as the No. 3 market for U. S. beef after lifting a five-year ban put in place following the first case of mad cow disease in the United States in 2003. Industry sources expect sales to South Korea to continue rising in coming months amid some stability in the

Canada Takes WTO Action On South Korean Beef Ban

Canada will request World Trade Organization consultations on South Korea’s ban on Canadian beef imports, a formal step which could lead to stronger action, Trade Minister Stockwell Day said April 8. South Korea banned Canadian beef in May 2003 af ter bovine spongi form encephalopathy (BSE) was found in a Canadian cow, but Day said