Canada defends supply management at WTO review after U.S., others raise questions
Canada has opened up market access under its supply management regime for dairy, poultry and eggs, the country argued on Friday in response to criticisms from the U.S and other World Trade Organization members. Canada’s tight control on the dairy, poultry and eggs industries has long frustrated U.S. agricultural producers and their advocates in Congress. In its comments on Wednesday, the first day of Canada’s trade policy review at the WTO, the U.S. called on Canada “to review” its “excessive...