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COOL Rule Issued by WTO: U.S. Must Comply

Today's decree essentially found that the implementing rule does provide less favorable treatment for Canadian and Mexican livestock, but stopped short of finding that it does not serve the purpose of the underlying statute.The WTO today circulated the compliance report from a decision made in July on the U.S. actions regarding its mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law. This case began in November 2009, and this is the third time the WTO has judged against the U.S. over this matter. It first decided against USDA's original version in November 2011. That forced USDA to issue a new regulation, which Canada and Mexico also challenged. Today's decree essentially found that the implementing rule does provide less favorable treatment fo...

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Market Commentary: Easing But Not Ending Novelty and Risk

There were more modest volumes trading in today’s session, perhaps reflecting growing resilience and circumspection about geopolitical uncertainties. The trade has had an ample opportunity to react to the modest changes in USDA’s March WASDE report, and there is still plenty of expe...

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