CANADIAN MEAT EXPORTERS WELCOME SOUTH KOREA TRADE DEAL
March 1st, 2014
CANADIAN meat exporters have welcomed a Canada-South Korea free trade agreement announced yesterday (March 11), saying it will boost trade and help them compete for sales in South Korea’s often wealthy markets."The absence of an FTA [free trade agreement] with Korea was causing substantial and growing prejudice to the Canadian pork industry due to the tariff rates since all of our key competitors in South Korea have FTAs in place," said Jean-Guy Vincent, chair of the Canadian Pork Council.Likewise, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association President Dave Solverson ...
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