National Pork Producer Council leaders are urging Congress to quickly repeal mandatory country of origin labeling. That’s following the WTO decision this week to impose over a billion dollars in retaliatory damages for the trade distorting law. NPPC President Elect John  Weber, an Iowa producer says while the House has already thrown COOL out, the Senate has very little time to get it repealed.

 

Weber says once the damages are implemented it’s very difficult and takes a long time to remove them.

 

Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes says the average U.S. pork producer is currently losing money on each hog marketed and retaliation from Canada and Mexico against U.S. pork will only make that worse.