Canada has joined the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal in a move that could boost its meat exports by more than half a billion dollars and create thousands of jobs.
Canada could increase beef and pork exports by half a billion dollars if the government signs up to the revived Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), domestic meatpackers have claimed.
The Canadian Meat Council (CMC), a national association of meat packers and processors, has named Christopher White as the organisation’s new president and CEO.
The Canadian Meat Council has called on its government to fully participate in international trade negotiations that could guarantee Canadian meat companies access to international markets around the Pacific coast.