A member of the Board of Directors of Manitoba Pork says pork producers in Manitoba and in Minnesota remain optimistic that a agreement will be reached that preserve the benefits that have resulted from the North American Free Trade Agreement.
A delegation representing Manitoba Pork is in Minneapolis this week taking part in the 2018 Minnesota Pork Congress and meeting with fellow producers, pork sector leaders and elected officials to talk about issues of common interest and answer questions about Manitoba's pork sector.
Lyle Peters. a Randolph, Manitoba area pork producers and a member of Manitoba Pork's Board of Directors, notes, when it comes to trade, there is a lot of common ground among producers from the two regions.
Lyle Peters-Manitoba Pork:
We had a round table meeting with the two heads of the Minnesota Pork Board as well as some other producers.
Their pork board is similar to our pork board and we talked about the upcoming NAFTA negotiations and how important that is both to Manitoba and also to Minnesota that the NAFTA negotiations move forward.
The Minnesota Pork Board is very much on side with our opinion.
They have been lobbying their congress people and senators and governors that they need NAFTA to continue, either to be improved or to remain status quo.
Source : Farmscape