Saskatchewan officials applaud potential beef deal with Japan
Saskatchewan producers have a lot to gain from the Japanese market, according to Prince Albert’s Member of Parliament.
Randy Hoback’s comments come following word International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne plans to travel to Chile in early March and sign the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The Minister announced his plans Tuesday, following two days of trade talks in Tokyo.
“This is an agreement our ag producers need very much and it’s very important to them,” Hoback said.
Once the agreement is implemented, Canadian beef will be imported to Japan at the same preferential tariff as Australian beef. Canada will also be free from the current Japanese 50 per cent safeguard tariff on frozen beef that has been in place since July 2017.