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NCBA urges NAFTA negotiators to “do no harm”

 

 

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is urging NAFTA negotiators to preserve access to Canadian and Mexican markets.  NCBA President-Elect Kevin Kester told a U.S. Trade Representative’s hearing Tuesday it is difficult to improve upon duty-free unlimited access and urges them not to jeopardize access to those markets.

Kester also told the hearing the U.S. should not return to country of origin (COOL) labeling, which he calls “protectionist” and would put the U.S. at risk of trade retaliation.

Kester says Canada and Mexico are two of the top five export markets for U.S. beef producers with a value of around 1-billion in annual sales.

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