COOL
Farm groups give thumbs down to new proposed U.S. country of origin labelling
COOL’s negative impacts continue on Canada’s pork industry
Deadline nears for COOL changes
Canada’s pork producers want trade agreement
The Canadian pork industry needs a trade deal with South Korea within the year to avoid losing market share to the United States says Canadian Pork Council chair
photo: Jean Guy Vincent, chair of Canadian Pork Council
Meat producers win COOL victory
American government might still defend law that cost Canadian pig and cattle raisers ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’
COOL causes Canada’s livestock industry more uncertainty
“I would like to give the secretary here a report card once a month, saying ‘here’s what we’re seeing happening right now,’” says Canada’s agriculture minister
Photo: Gerry Ritz
New COOL additions toughen labelling protocols
Canadian Cattlemen’s Association calls on federal government to relaunch WTO trade challenge
Beef drop worst since 1940; pig numbers down 10 per cent
The drop in Ontario’s beef cattle inventory is the worst since 1940, a Statistics Canada report reveals
Clarification: 4:02 PM Monday Feb. 23, 2009
Ritz backs off on trade challenge over COOL
Americans have eased up on regulations but producers aren’t convinced the changes will help them