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2020 - - International Trade Environment International Trade Environment 2020 Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference January 21, 2010 Fred Gorrell - Market Access Secretariat 1

OVERVIEW OVERVIEW • 2020 - International Trading Environment • What will it look like? • Three key areas looking ahead - International Standards - Competition - Market Access 2

MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body Other Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Technical Barriers Agreements to Trade (TBT Agreement) (SPS Agreement) International Plant Codex World Organization for Alimentarius Commission Animal Health (OIE) Protection Convention (IPPC) 3

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SETTING BODIES INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SETTING BODIES • OIE (Animal Health) • IPPC (Plant Health) • CODEX Alimentaris (Food Safety) OIE - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Negligible / Controlled / Undetermined risk - Bluetongue (list A and list B diseases) 4

COMPETITION COMPETITION • Continued globalization and increased demand – and competition • Greater number of conditions by importing countries • Beef Exporters: Brazil, Argentina, U.S., Australia, New Zealand • Beef Importers: U.S., Russia, EU, Japan, Mexico, S. Korea • BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China • Why do they want to buy from Canada? 5

MARKET ACCESS MARKET ACCESS • Canada faces numerous market access challenges around the world • Non-tariff barriers will likely continue as governments manage domestic supplies and socio-economic issues • Scientific and non-scientific considerations – Protracted issue of BSE – H1N1-Swine flu/pork – Avian influenza/poultry – Residues (ractopomine) – Australia and Canadian beef • MAINTAIN, REGAIN AND EXPAND 6

MULTILATERAL AND BILATERAL TRADING AGREEMENTS MULTILATERAL AND BILATERAL TRADING AGREEMENTS • WTO Doha Negotiations Canada is pushing for an ambitious outcome which delivers on: – Significant reductions in tariffs – Harmonization and reduction in the level of domestic support provided – Elimination of export subsidies • Free Trade Agreements (FTA) - Implementation of FTAs with European Free Trade Association and Peru - Launch FTA negotiations with European Union - Conclusion of FTA negotiations with Panama - Ongoing FTA negotiations with Korea, Central America, Dominican Republic, Caricom and Singapore - Ongoing exploratory discussion with Morocco and Ukraine 7

BILATERAL RELATIONS • Bilateral Relations – Why are they important? – Regulatory (CFIA, HC) – Trade (AAFC, DFAIT) – Political (Federal and Provincial) – International Standard Setting Bodies – Ability to influence 8

“COMSUMERISM COMSUMERISM” ” PREFERENCES PREFERENCES – – science science- -based? based? “ • Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) • Animal Welfare • Organic/buy local • Cloning of farm animals • Hormone free meat • Halal or grain versus grass feed cattle 9

2020 – – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 2020 • Trade will become more complex – a certainty • More predictable? • Science-based decisions and organizations – Increased involvement in International Standard Setting bodies • Policies and infrastructure required – Health of the national herd and supporting mechanisms/tools – MAS, Branding Canada Initiative 10