Canada To Present Its Beef Against U.S. Livestock Trade Rule To WTO

GENEVA – A posse of federal lawyers, cattlemen and pork producers are in Geneva this week to make their case against a U.S. trade rule that has already cost Canada's beef industry an estimated $300 million and cut live hog exports almost in half.

The delegation wants the World Trade Organization to strike down Washington's country-of-origin labelling policy for beef and pork.

John Masswohl of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association says the delegation will present its arguments and then answer questions from the WTO panel.

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