It will be manufactured goods, it will be wine from California, it will be furniture, it will be berries, it will be cherries, it will be a whole host of other things going into these other countries.
So at this point it becomes a much broader issue than just a case over the labelling of meat.
We in the United States are in the process of negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership with 12 countries.
We need to lead by example to live up to our trade obligations to show our largest trading partners, yes we do live up to our trade obligations.
If f not they will be able to retaliate and this will cost U.S. jobs and it will very much damage the trading relationship.
Adamson warns, in the event this matter is not addressed, we could see retaliatory tariffs imposed on U.S. products entering Canada and Mexico as early as mid to late 2015.
Source: Farmscape