Poultry boards not letting their guard down as NAFTA discussions begin
By Manitoba Co-operator
Features Business & Policy Trade Business/Policy Canada Egg production Events Government Livestock Production Poultry Production Production Supply management Sustainability Trade United StatesAugust 25, 2017 – Dairy may be getting all the attention in the upcoming NAFTA negotiations, but the chicken, egg and turkey boards aren’t letting their guard down as talks begin in mid-August.
“The government has been clear in its support for supply management and we are confident it will continue to support and protect supply management during the negotiations while finding a way to work with the United States,” said Yves Ruel, manager of trade and policy for Chicken Farmers of Canada. “It has been done before successfully and we believe it will be done again.”
The Canadian chicken sector believes the reason it’s not in the spotlight is that the existing NAFTA arrangement has provided stability and predictability to chicken producers on both sides of the border. READ MORE
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