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CPC, CCA Join US Legal Action to Block USDA’s M-COOL Rule

2013-07-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - On Monday, 8 July, a legal challenge was filed with the US District Court of the District of Columbia by members of the US and Canadian meat industry to stay USDA’s Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) rule. The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) and the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) are co-plaintiffs in this action.

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USDAs COOL Rule Surprises No One, Distresses Many

2013-05-30 21:44:00| Beef

It appears the U.S. strategy in regard to mandatory country-of-origin labeling is to do nothing until the penalty phase begins, and then let Congress work it out. Meanwhile, what we have is a law that has failed to accomplish what was intended and has caused widespread disappointment from everyone involved. My View From The Country read more

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Comments Criticize USDAs COOL Proposal

2013-04-15 18:07:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: American Meat Institute The American Meat Institute (AMI) has filed comments criticizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed amendment to mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL). The deadline for filing is today on the proposed rule of March 12, 2013 issued by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. In its letter of April 9, AMI suggests its member companies will be “significantly and adversely affected by the proposal” in that it would “force every supplier and every retailer to change its labeling information and systems.” read more

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US Grain Futures Weaken Modestly in Wake of USDA's Supply and Demand Report

2013-04-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

ANALYSIS - Grain futures markets were under modest selling pressure in the wake of the latest US Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand report issued late Wednesday morning, writes Jim Wyckoff, grain analyst.

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Anticipating USDA's 1 March Corn Stocks Estimate

2013-03-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - On 28 March, the USDA will release an estimate of US corn stocks as of 1 March 2013. That estimate is based on a survey of all commercial storage facilities and a large sample of farmers, writes Darrel Good.

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