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Sask Pork joins Canadian Pork Council in 'Say No to a Bad Deal' coalition

The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) has joined the ‘Say No to a Bad Deal’ coalition in pushing for renegotiations of the UK’s ascension to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Sask Pork, alongside other provincial pork offices across the country, stand behind and support this decision. This move comes in response to Great Britain’s stance toward Canada, a signal to Canadian farmers, ranchers and producers that the United Kingdom is not interested in free and fair trade in agricultural products.

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CFTC Chair Defends Enforcement

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This week, the House Agriculture Committee heard testimony from Michael Selig, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Many of the questions focused on farmer’s access to trading and pricing data, and enforcement of insider trading on prediction markets.