Canada Pushes to Get China Meat Exports Resumed This Week
- Canada presented an action plan and is waiting for a response
- China temporarily halted Canada meat imports on June 25
Pigs are seen at a farm in Quebec, Canada.
Photographer: Sebastien St-Jean/AFP via Getty Images
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Canadian authorities are hoping to convince China to lift a ban on meat shipments as early as this week, according to livestock groups.
The government is “pushing to try and get it open this week,” Dennis Laycraft, executive vice president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, said by telephone. Canada presented an action plan to China that addresses some of the Asian nation’s concerns and is waiting for a response, said Gary Stordy, a spokesman for the Canadian Pork Council.