The general manager of Manitoba Beef Producers says the first 200 days of President-elect Trump's term will be key in finding out how the new president will handle pending trade deals such as the TPP.
Brian Lemon notes there was a lot of rhetoric spoken during the campaign, adding he'll be taking a wait-and-see approach.
He explains what might happen if the TPP agreement falls apart.
"Well certainly Japan was one of the keys to the TPP for us. It's a market that we think we can take advantage of as the Canadian beef industry and without the TPP I think what will be important is that we establish a bilateral agreement with Japan that helps us remain competitive with some of those other countries that have those bilateral agreements already," said Lemon.
In regards to the US visiting Country of Origin Labelling (COOL), Lemon expects that the WTO's ruling in favour of Canada will stay in place.
Lemon says that the beef industry is built around trade, noting the US is their biggest trading partner.
Source : Portageonline