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Congressmen urge USTR to address poultry trade with Canada
Story Date: 10/2/2012
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Source: Tom Johnston, MEATINGPLACE, 10/1/12
Forty-five Congressmen urged in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations with Canada be used to address expand agricultural trade for U.S. poultry and dairy, according to the National Chicken Council.
The letter followed a public hearing held by Kirk’s office on the issue of including Canada in the TPP negotiations. Bill Roenigk, senior vice president of the National Chicken Council, presented at the hearing a joint statement by NCC and the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council.
“[T]he U.S. poultry industry strongly opposes Canada’s participation in the TPP unless Canada expresses commitment to removing all border restrictions on poultry imports from the United States,” the statement said, according to NCC.
Canada and Mexico have officially requested to join the TPP negotiations, already in the works for 30 months by the United States, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei.
A final TPP agreement is not expected until late 2013, according to NCC.
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