California’s Proposition 12 is impacting more than U.S. hog farmers. Manitoba Pork General Manager Cam Dahl says California’s new housing standards apply to all pork sold in the state. That includes an isowean pig from Manitoba that is raised in Minnesota or Iowa. “Whether it’s an appeal at the WTO or challenging the legislation through the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement provisions, we need to be very assertively pushing back on this legislation,” said Dahl. “We didn’t negotiate a trade agreement with 50 states, we negotiated a trade agreement with the United States and we really need to fight against this fragmentation of the North American market.” Proposition 12 and the United States’ country-of-origin labeling law are described as trade barriers. “We’re seeing this rise of protectionism all across the board.” The U.S. is Canada’s largest export destination for pork. In addition, Canada exports 3 billion live pigs to the U.S. each year
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