Canada challenged by U.S. once again over tariffs on foreign dairy imports
“We look forward to demonstrating how Canada is meeting its CUSMA obligations during the new consultations on allocations of dairy tariff-rate quotas,” the minister said in a statement.
“As we have always done, and we will continue to do, we will stand up, work with, and defend our dairy farmers and workers.”Story continues below advertisement A tribunal ruled in December that Canada violated the terms of CUSMA by setting aside the vast majority of low-tariff imports from the U.S. exclusively for use by its own dairy processors. The final report, released in early January, said Canada’s practices were “inconsistent” with the trade deal.with Ng saying the ruling was “overwhelmingly in favour” of Canada’s dairy industry.
U.S. exporters argue that Canadian consumers are being forced to pay artificially high prices on dairy products as a result of those practices, despite promises made to let them in. Prices have only gone up since then, rising about 20 per cent in several provinces as dairy farmers struggle to keep up with record inflation.
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