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Livestock

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

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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
WTO director-general Roberto Azevedo, shown here speaking Saturday in Beijing, now hopes to see a global customs pact settled within the next couple of weeks. (WTO.org)
Crops, Markets

WTO sees global trade pact within two weeks

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Brisbane | Reuters –– The World Trade Organization said Friday there was a “high probability” that a major deal on streamlining global customs rules will be implemented within two weeks after India and the U.S. overcame a key impasse. “I would say that we have a high probability that the Bali package will be implemented […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

U.S. official urges deal on COOL clash

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

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