Bloomberg news agency says the national organization
representing Japanese hog producers is willing to take a cut of 50 per cent on
pork tariffs.
That would reduce tariffs to as low as $2 per kilogram.
Bloomberg identified the group’s managing director, Hisao
Kuramoto, as the source of its information about Japan’s offer during the
negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Improved access for Canadian pork and beef is one of the
chief aims of Canadian negotiators in talks both directly with Japan at the
Trans-Pacific Partnership.
