In a move to avoid trade retaliation from Canada and Mexio, House Republicans have passed a measure to repeal country-of-origin labeling. click here for full story.http://www.capitalpress.com/Nation_World/Nation/20150611/house-votes-to-repeal-country-of-origin-labeling-on-meat
Two Canadian agencies have approved genetically modified apples that were developed in British Columbia. They have also been approved in the U.S. Click here for the full story
The USDA has deregulated two genetically modified apples, saying they are unlikely to pose any risk, but the Canadian company developing them may have a hard time finding growers. Click here for the full story
A WTO compliance panel on Monday ruled an amended U.S. country of origin labeling measure has a detrimental impact on imported Canadian and Mexican livestock. Click here for the full story
U.S. Dairy Export Council and National Milk Producers Federation are urging negotiators to hold Japan and Canada to their pledges of comprehensive market access in the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. Click here for the full story
Canada and the U.S. have relaxed potato cyst nematode testing requirements for seed potatoes traded between the two countries. Click here for the full story
Production and sales of genetically-modified, non-browning apples may be approved soon in the U.S. and a few months later in Canada. The developer is planning to ramp up propagation. Click here for the full story
Idaho lawmakers are asking the U.S. State Department to respect Idaho's sovereignty over its water rights in the Columbia River Treaty negotiations with Canada. Click here for the full story
The Canadian government on June 7 signaled it may impose retaliatory tariffs on more than three dozen American commodities, including beef, pork, rice, corn, apples, cherries and wine, as a result of the U.S.' mandatory country-of-origin labeling law.
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U.S. officials will have a series of public meetings before they draft a recommendation on whether to continue the Columbia River Treaty with Canada. The treaty is designed to manage flood control and power generation on the river.
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