October 28, 2013
Chile rejects demands for safeguard measures of frozen pork imports
The Government of Chile has decided to reject demands for safeguard measures on imports of frozen pork.
This was according to the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) and the Canadian Meat Council (CMC).
The Chilean producer association ASPROCER had requested an import surcharge of 14.3% on imported frozen pork.
In a release, CPC and CMC said Chile has become an important growing market for Canada, which is the second largest foreign supplier of frozen pork in that market. From January to August 2013, Canadian exports reached more than 7,500 tonnes valued at over CAD17 million (US$16.3 million).
