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U.S.-Canada Trade

Flags of the United States and CanadaThe following information regarding U.S.-Canada Trade is available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) Office. Some of the information listed below is available only in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.  You will need to download the free reader to open the document.

  News
  05/05/08  USDA and CFIA Revise Guidelines for the Movement of Potatoes Between the United States and Canada
  11/03/07  Statement by Dr. Richard Raymond Regarding Increased Testing and Re-inspection of Imported Meat and Poultry Products from Canada
  11/01/07  United States and Canada Announce an Arrangement Concerning Trade in Potatoes
  06/08/07  Canada Challenges U.S. Farm Subsidies (USDA Radio News; 06/08/07 - real, mp3)
  09/15/06  Canada: A Macroeconomic Study of the United States’ Most Important Trade Partner
  09/13/06 Joint Statement Following Meeting Between U.S. Agriculture Secretary Johanns And Canadian Minister Of Agriculture Strahl
  09/12/06 U.S. and Canada Sign Agreement on Softwood Lumber Trade
  04/27/06 U.S., Canada Reach Agreement on Lumber Dispute
  04/19/06 Statement By Johanns And Portman  Regarding Canada's Ruling In Favor Of U.S. Corn Industry In Antidumping Case
  05/09/03 The United States & Canada Reach Agreement Ending Illegally Subsidized Canadian Dairy Exports to the United States
12/20/02 United States Wins in WTO Challenge to Canadian Dairy Subsidies
12/17/02 United States Files WTO Case on Monopolistic Canadian Wheat Board
09/27/02  USTR Cites WTO Panel Split Ruling on Canada Lumber Case
02/15/02  Secretary Veneman Addresses the U.S. Trade Representative's Decision About the Canadian Wheat Board's Trading Practices
01/18/02  USTR Extends Section 301 Investigation on Canadian Wheat
12/21/01  ITC Releases Report on Conditions of Competition Between U.S. and Canadian Wheat Industries
  U.S.-Canada Consultative Committee on Agriculture
   --  November 17, 2006 -- Meeting, Washington, DC
   --  May 8, 2006 -- Meeting, Ottawa, Canada

   --  October 6, 2005 -- Meeting, Washington, DC
   --  April 5, 2005 -- Meeting, Sacramento, CA

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November 19, 2004 -- Meeting, Washington, DC
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May 17, 2004 -- Meeting, Ottawa
   --  November 14, 2003 -- Meeting, Washington, DC
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April 1, 2003 -- Meeting, Montreal
   --  November 15, 2002 -- Meeting, Ottawa.
   --  March 22, 2002 -- Washington, DC; Action Plan for Canada-United States  Consultative Committee on Agriculture
   --  September 2001  -- Presentation for Tri-national Accord meeting   
   --  February 23, 2001  --  Washington, DC
  
--  July 28, 2000  --  Saskatoon, Canada   
  U.S. - Canada Quarterly Grain Trade Consultations
   --  August 2002
  
--  May 2002
   --  February 2002
   --  November 2001

   --  August 2001
   --  May 2001
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March 2001
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November 2000
  December 1998 U.S. - Canada Record of Understanding (ROU)
   --  Action Plan Regarding Areas of Agricultural Trade
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First Year Progress Report: Canada-U.S. ROU on Agricultural Trade
  Pesticides
   -- US-EPA NAFTA Technical Working Group on Pesticides
   -- USDA Office of Pest Management Policy
   -- Northwest Horticultural Council
   -- Pesticide Price Differential Study
  US- Canada Trade Attaché Reports
  Fact Sheets
   --  Canadian Wheat Access Facilitation Program
   --  North American Free Trade Agreement
   --  U.S.-Canada Agricultural Market Opening Measures (.pdf format)
   
-- FAQ's Regarding U.S. Cattle and Beef Imports from Canada
  Federal Register Notices
   --  Initiation of Section 302 Investigation and Request for Public Comment: 
       Wheat Trading Practices of the Canadian Wheat Board.

   -- Request for Public Comment on the Official Grading of Imported Beef,
       Lamb, Veal and Calf Carcasses Under the Authority of the Agricultural
       Marketing Act of 1946
  Helpful Links

   --  USDA's Economic Research Service: Canada Briefing Room (Current)
   --  Office of the United States Trade Representative
   --  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 
   --  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
   --  Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
   --  Canadian Pest Management and Regulatory Agency
   --  Free Trade Area of the Americas