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

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

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

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. to appeal latest WTO loss on COOL

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Livestock

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

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. official urges deal on COOL clash

By GFM Network News October 21, 2014

Washington | Reuters — A negotiated solution is the best way to resolve a trade dispute with Canada and Mexico over meat labeling in the short term, a U.S. official said Monday. A World Trade Organization compliance panel said earlier the U.S. has not done enough to change its country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rules after losing […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Revised U.S. COOL law still breaks trade rules, WTO panel finds

By GFM Network News October 20, 2014

A World Trade Organization compliance panel has ruled the U.S. government offside in its latest attempt at a trade-compliant country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law on meat. Following a long-awaited public release Monday, the ruling may give Canada and Mexico the ammunition to demand COOL be scrapped, on pain of retaliatory tariffs against a range of U.S.-made […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner

Weaker CDN $ helps offset “COOL effect”

The Markets

By Jerry Klassen May 23, 2014

I’ve received a few inquiries lately in regards to the outlook of the Canadian dollar and how a stronger U.S. greenback influences local cattle prices. The Canadian dollar recently dropped to four-year lows against the U.S. dollar and it appears the trend is not over. We have seen a drop in fed cattle exports to […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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

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

U.S. to appeal latest WTO loss on COOL

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

U.S. official urges deal on COOL clash

Revised U.S. COOL law still breaks trade rules, WTO panel finds

Weaker CDN $ helps offset “COOL effect”

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