date:May 27, 2013
, and the North American Meat Association all wanted USDA to work out a sequencing agreement with Canada and Mexico to avoid triggering retaliatory action.
With or without retaliatory tariffs, AMIs Mark Dopp says the new rule is more costly, complex and burdensome than what it replaces. And he says our trading partners have made it clear that the new rule is no fix, and shows a reckless disregard for trade relations.
A sequencing agreement would have allowed time for WTO to review the meat l