It’s a long way from the nearest country with a case of African Swine Fever leading to speculation that it might have been spread by humans.
The testing was done after the discovery of seven dead boars in Fagersta, about 175 kilometres from Stockholm.
"At present, we do not know how the infection got in, but it is a long jump from the nearest infected area in Europe, and we therefore assume that it has happened through humans and not wild boar," said the Veterinary Institute.
But New Zealand claims it won. It appears the Kiwis are right.
The disputes-settling panel “has made a significant finding by recognizing Canada’s sole discretion to set tariff-rate quota allocations policies,” said Ng.
“Canada is very pleased with the outcome of the panel’s report which is a clear victory,” Ng said in a statement.
But New Zealand said it “welcomes today’s decision that the way Canada implements its dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs) is not in keeping with its commitments under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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New Zealand’s High Commissioner to Canada, Martin Harvey, said that this is a significant moment: “It’s an important recognition that our exporters have not had fair access to the Canadian dairy market in line with what we negotiated and paid for under CPTPP.”
High Commissioner Harvey said that the report of the panel charged with ruling on the dispute makes clear that Canada’s quota administration needs to change to bring Canada into compliance with CPTPP rules.
Canada’s dairy TRQs under CPTPP have been consistently under filled since entry-into-force in 2018. This has caused real losses for New Zealand exporters.
High Commissioner Harvey noted that Aotearoa New Zealand has regularly pointed out to the Government of Canada its concerns with how Canada is administering its TRQs.
“The outcome of the panel process leaves Canada no choice but to finally make TRQs available to those market players who have an incentive to use them,” he said.
“It is now time for Canada to do the right thing and make the changes required to allow its TRQs to be fully utilised.”
This is a repeat of what happened when another panel ruled in favour of a complaint by the United States.
Ng also said then that Canada won, but later it became clear that the U.S. got the same decision New Zealand now received.
When police and firefighters arrived, the barns were engulfed in flames.
The loss is estimated at $5 milion.
They are positioned around Winnipeg and come in the midst of a provincial election campaign.
In February it had a similar campaign directed against dairy farmers and in May against egg producers.
Things you may not know
Did you know that Canada gave help to Ukraine’s agriculture sector, specifically:
- $52 million for agricultural solutions including grain storage units in Ukraine.
- $250,000 to double Canada's support to the Agricultural Market Information
System given May 14, 2022.
And Canada’s aid for hungry people included an additional $250 million in humanitarian funding to help address the increasing global food and nutrition needs over 2022 and 2023, given September, 2022.
When Paul Samson, Associate Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, spoke at an international meeting to ponder the importance of trade, he highlighted a couple of Canadian aid projects.
The Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana (MAG) project (2017-2023) shares agriculture extension services, market research, inclusive and climate-smart educational training and trade facilitation to develop strong food value chains. To date, the $135 M project has increased agricultural extension visits, increased participation in commodity groups, linked farmers to processors, provided educational support, and increased agricultural production and farmers' livelihoods.
Canada is committed to inclusive economic empowerment. Canada has invested $19.5 M in the M-SAWA, an agricultural development project in K e n a to help women access resources and training.
And, the project's partnerships have also allowed small entrepreneurs to access time and labour saving technology like farm equipment, irrigation, and pest and disease control.
I'd like to speak about Canada's international development work and steps to improve inclusion, Samson said. Canada consistently supports agricultural development projects and is committed to continuing support for projects that promote social justice and gender equality, consistent with Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy.
For example, Canada has funded a program in Senegal to improve the socio-economic wellbeing and resilience of farming households through specialized training in
agriculture, especially climate-smart agriculture. The $18.3 million program, which runs from 2019 to 2024, focuses on promoting the adoption of innovative and affordable technologies and smart practices by women and youth.
It’s head was high out of the window and it’s horns were as wide as the car.
Police let the driver off with a warning.
The Watusi bull is named Howdy Doody.
The car also had a set of much smaller horns as decoration on the front of the hood.
This week a Miami judge dismissed a motion by Burger King that sought to get rid of a lawsuit that complains its burgers are smaller than pictured in advertising.
The plaintiff complained that the Whopper has ingredients that make it look 35 per cent larger.
McDonald’s and Wendy’s are facing similar lawsuits in Brooklyn, New York, and Taco Bell is being sued over its Crunchwraps and Mexican pizzas.