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Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott, shown here at the U.N. in September, is backing plans for a nationwide country-of-origin labelling program. (PM.gov.au via Flickr)

Australia plans country-of-origin labelling after hep A outbreak

By Colin Packham, GFM Network News February 26, 2015

Sydney | Reuters — Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott backed plans on Thursday to introduce country-of-origin labelling in the wake of a hepatitis A outbreak, potentially risking contravention of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. With 18 confirmed cases of hepatitis A linked to consumption of berries sold by Patties Foods Ltd., Abbott said he had

Livestock, Markets

U.S. ‘intransigence’ continues in WTO COOL hearing: officials

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 17, 2015

The U.S. government’s defense of its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rule still shows “blatant protectionism and intransigence” according to Canadian officials at what’s expected to be the law’s last appearance before the World Trade Organization (WTO). U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials appeared Tuesday in Geneva before the WTO Appellate Body, where the U.S. hopes to overturn

Hogs, Local news

Pork producers warned of difficult year ahead

Hog profits last year will shrink in 2015

By Ron Friesen February 12, 2015

Despite racking up solid profits in 2014, Manitoba hog farmers face an uncertain year ahead because of falling prices, rising feed costs and problems in financing new barn construction. Last year was a turning point for Manitoba’s long-suffering pork producers, who finally saw a return to profitability after years of low prices, high costs and

Livestock

U.S. defense of COOL goes to WTO in February

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 29, 2015

The U.S. government will have its day at the World Trade Organization next month, as its defense of its mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) laws for retail meat is now booked for an oral hearing. The WTO’s Appellate Body division has scheduled its hearing of the U.S. government’s appeal for Feb. 16 and 17 at WTO

Opinion

Editorial: Foraging for a national voice

By Laura Rance-Unger December 8, 2014

Just four years since its inception, the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association is struggling after losing the support of the sector that arguably benefits the most from its activities. Eighty per cent of Canada’s beef production depends on forages as the main feed source. Of the $5.1 billion of economic activity forages contribute to the

Livestock, National news

U.S. appeals latest WTO ruling on COOL

Retaliatory tariffs are now delayed

By Dave Bedard December 5, 2014

Canada will have to wait up to three more months before it can impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods over Washington’s mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law on meat from imported livestock. The U.S. government filed a notice of appeal Nov. 28 against the latest ruling by a World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance panel, which last

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. to appeal latest WTO loss on COOL

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 28, 2014

Canada will have to wait up to three more months before it can impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods over Washington’s mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law on meat from imported livestock. The U.S. government on Friday filed a notice of appeal against the latest ruling by a World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance panel, which last

Livestock

COOL as is can’t be patched to satisfy WTO, Vilsack says

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 19, 2014

U.S. federal officials don’t see a way their mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) legislation can do what it was designed to do and satisfy global trade rules at the same time. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, speaking Monday on a U.S. Department of Agriculture podcast, said officials “do not think that there is a regulatory fix” for

Livestock

U.S. elections could influence COOL

By Alex Binkley November 17, 2014

While the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline has garnered most Canadian attention since the U.S. midterm elections gave the Republicans control of Congress, the prospects for resolution of the meat labelling dispute are also under examination. Last month, a report by a Compliance Panel of the World Trade Organization re-enforced two earlier WTO panel

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

U.S. set to continue COOL fight at WTO

A third ruling backing Canada’s complaint  will likely be appealed

By Alex Binkley November 3, 2014

Despite three straight rejections of its controversial country-of-origin labelling (COOL) program on imported beef and pork by the World Trade Organization, various reports suggest the United States isn’t prepared to concede defeat on the issue. It’s expected to appeal a Compliance Panel ruling that solidly endorsed two earlier WTO panel decisions that COOL violates international

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

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Australia plans country-of-origin labelling after hep A outbreak

U.S. ‘intransigence’ continues in WTO COOL hearing: officials

Pork producers warned of difficult year ahead

U.S. defense of COOL goes to WTO in February

Editorial: Foraging for a national voice

U.S. appeals latest WTO ruling on COOL

U.S. to appeal latest WTO loss on COOL

COOL as is can’t be patched to satisfy WTO, Vilsack says

U.S. elections could influence COOL

U.S. set to continue COOL fight at WTO

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