Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives World Trade Organization

Beef Cattle, Comment

Comment: Take the long view on CETA

By
As our Oct. 23 issue of Canadian Cattlemen arrives in your mailbox the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union will have been in force for about a month. Not much has happened since it came into force on September 21, at least as far as the beef industry is […] Read more
cattleman on a horse
Beef Cattle, CCA reports, News

CCA Report: Our negotiating position

From the June 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By
The beef cattle business is an interesting one in that there are many factors at play in determining a successful year from a less successful one. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) does a lot of good work to ensure the long-term competitiveness of the industry, including advocating for responsive business risk management tools and disaster […] Read more
Schoepp: Trading places
Comment/Columns, Straight from the hip

Schoepp: Trading places

Straight from the hip with Brenda Schoepp

By
There has been much discussion on protectionism as we watch the trumping of the TPP and look at NAFTA with sorrowful anticipation. What is the importance of huge trade deals and why should we examine them now? The largest global trade body is the World Trade Organization (WTO), which is a negotiating body established in […] Read more
CCA reports, Livestock

CCA Report: Government responds to COOL report

From the January 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By
On December 7, the long awaited report came from the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) Arbitration panel that U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) has caused Canadian livestock producers to suffer annual damages in the amount of C$1.055 billion. I was writing this in December from Washington, D.C., where CCA was lobbying for […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

Is COOL dead yet?

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay, from the January 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By
Maybe I’m asking too much. But all I wanted for Christmas was an end to the COOL saga. I’m sure you did as well. Hopefully COOL has already been killed and consigned to the dustbin of ghastly blunders by the time you read this. But at time of writing on December 10, I was not […] Read more
CCA reports, Livestock

CCA Report: Greeting new Ministers

From the December 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By
I’d like to start off by congratulating Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on their appointments with Canada’s new federal government. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) is encouraged by the public remarks they’ve made to date on trade issues, and particularly the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL). […] Read more
cattleman on a horse
Beef Cattle, CCA reports

CCA Report: North American producers stand firm on COOL

From the September 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) held a busy and productive semi-annual meeting in Winnipeg, Man. in August. Much of the discussion and debate around the board table focused on addressing factors that may be preventing some producers from expanding their herds to take advantage of current market opportunities. While drought and extreme dry conditions remain […] Read more
CCA Report: Drought concerns and trade talks
Beef Cattle, CCA reports

CCA Report: Drought concerns and trade talks

From the August 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By
It’s been a busy summer for the Canadian Cattlemen Association (CCA), with plenty of activity on a number of ongoing files. CCA officials were in Charlottetown, P.E.I., for the annual July meeting of the federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture, where workforce issues, social licence and the extreme dry conditions in pockets of Alberta […] Read more
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Gerry Ritz.
Beef Cattle, CCA reports

CCA Report: A COOL victory for Canadian beef producers

From the June 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By
On May 18, in a historic and decisive victory for Canada’s cattle industry, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a fourth and final ruling confirming that U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) discriminates against U.S. imports of Canadian cattle and hogs. The ruling effectively ends the eight-year legal battle initiated by the […] Read more

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for July 11, 2025

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Latest Market News

More Market News →