National Chicken Council adviser Kevin Brosch testified before the Senate Committee on Finance about the effectiveness of the enforcement of any new agreements and the trade agreements the United States already has on the books.
TPP is a proposed trade agreement currently under negotiation by Australia, Brunei, Chile, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam.
The National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, USA Poultry & Egg Export Council and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association jointly expressed strong support for the new international trade initiative.
U.S. agricultural groups told the U.S. Trade Representative's Office that the country must fix mistakes made in the North American Free Trade Agreement by insisting in new trade talks with Canada on unrestricted access to its poultry and dairy market.
The groups favor the introduction of a Senate bill that will establish permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia by repealing the 1974 Jackson-Vanik amendment.
The U.S. has requested the World Trade Organization help settle a dispute over Indian restrictions on imports of American agricultural products including poultry meat and chicken eggs.
