Insights and Stories on COOL

Canada warns VCOOL would sabotage shared Canada-U.S. goals, supply chains

Jun. 19, 2023 at 3:33 am CDT

Proposed U.S. country of origin labelling rules run contrary to mutual Canada and U.S. goals to reduce inflation, improve food security and build resilient supply chains, according to a submission from the Canadian government to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “One of the great strengths of the U.S.-Canada bilateral relationship […]

Meat lobby says U.S. voluntary label rule could spur trade action

Mar. 7, 2023 at 7:13 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. congressmen seek revival of mandatory COOL on beef

Apr. 2, 2022 at 3:33 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Amended CUSMA pact includes anti-COOL clause

Jan. 4, 2020 at 2:40 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Rookie U.S. House Democrats call for COOL revival

Jun. 29, 2019 at 1:16 am CDT

By GFM Staff

Guenther: Canada’s beef export sector waiting, watching

Nov. 22, 2016 at 4:28 pm CST

As speculation swirls around U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to renegotiate NAFTA, officials with Canada’s beef industry are taking a measured approach. They’re not ignoring the possibility of trade disruptions in the U.S., said Ryder Lee, CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association — “but neither are we lighting our hair […]

By Lisa Guenther

Cattle producers urge trade fight if Trump revives COOL

Nov. 16, 2016 at 1:51 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian cattle producers will urge Ottawa to retaliate against the U.S. if the incoming Trump administration imposes a meat labelling program it views as discriminatory, restarting a six-year trade battle, an industry group said on Wednesday. U.S. news network CNN reported on Tuesday that a memo […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. COOL rules formally off beef, pork

Mar. 7, 2016 at 7:28 pm CST

The U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has formally patched a long-sore spot in cross-border trade relations by pulling its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) regulations off beef and pork. The AMS, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), published its amendments Wednesday in the U.S. Federal Register. The changes, which […]

By Staff

New further-month live cattle futures, options to resume

Feb. 4, 2016 at 7:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group plans to resume its listing schedule for live cattle futures and options contracts, effective Feb. 18, the exchange said in a statement Wednesday. CME said it will post the June 2017 live cattle futures and options contract that was originally scheduled to be listed […]

By Reuters

Canada, Mexico granted COOL retaliation power

Dec. 21, 2015 at 9:01 pm CST

Canada and Mexico may now impose retaliatory tariffs against U.S. goods at will over Washington’s country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rules — just in time for the process of erasing those rules to begin. U.S. President Barack Obama late Friday signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, an omnibus bill approving funding […]

By Staff

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Insights and Stories on COOL

Canada warns VCOOL would sabotage shared Canada-U.S. goals, supply chains

Meat lobby says U.S. voluntary label rule could spur trade action

U.S. congressmen seek revival of mandatory COOL on beef

Amended CUSMA pact includes anti-COOL clause

Rookie U.S. House Democrats call for COOL revival

Guenther: Canada’s beef export sector waiting, watching

Cattle producers urge trade fight if Trump revives COOL

U.S. COOL rules formally off beef, pork

New further-month live cattle futures, options to resume

Canada, Mexico granted COOL retaliation power

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