NPPC Asks Canada to Stop Subsidising Hog Production
US - In discussions with Canadian federal and provincial government officials, the National Pork Producers Council asked that Canada stop its hog subsidy programs before entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks. It pointed out that if similar programs existed in the United States, US pork production would more than double in 10 years, adversely affecting the Canadian hog market.
18 June 2012
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