As the United Kingdom (U.K.) is set to leave the European Union (EU) at the end of 2020, the Government of Canada has been pursuing an interim agreement to transition between the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) and a future Canada-U.K. trade agreement.
Earlier this fall, CCA shared its key priorities for the interim and longer-term Canada-U.K. trade agreement with the Government of Canada. Despite the growth of Canada’s beef exports to the EU and the U.K. in recent years, the full potential of our negotiated access under CETA has not been realized in this important market due to technical trade obstacles. CCA is concerned that these obstacles will be carried over to both the transitional and future trade agreement with the U.K.
CCA staff will continue to monitor the progress of this file and engage the Government of Canada to ensure the best deal possible is negotiated for Canadian beef producers.