US Seeks Fresh Dispute-End Trade Talks on Canada Dairy Quotas
- Challenge to quotas is third under US-Mexico-Canada trade pact
- Washington challenging market-share approach to quotas
Cows feed at an organic dairy farm in Elgin, Quebec.
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The US is requesting dispute-settlement consultations for a third time over Canada’s dairy quotas, saying it has found more areas of “deep concern” and that the nation’s measures are inconsistent with its obligations under a North American trade pact.
Washington is expanding its challenge to include Canada’s use of a market-share approach for determining the quotas, the Office of the US Trade Representative said in a statement Tuesday. It said Ottawa’s method prohibits eligible applicants — including retailers and food-service operators — from accessing allocations.