WASHINGTON — Forty-nine members of Congress have sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk urging that Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations with Canada be used to expand trade opportunities for the U.S. poultry and dairy industries.
The letter noted that U.S. poultry exports to Canada in 2011 totaled more than $290 million, making that country the third largest export market for U.S. poultry.
However, the letter stated, while the Canadian poultry supply management regime severely limits the quantity of U.S. poultry exported to Canada, that country is permitted to export its poultry to. . .
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