International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Hello everyone. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to appear before the standing committee and provide the perspectives of Canada's pork producers on the matter of a potential trade agreement between Canada and the Pacific Alliance. I am a pro

International Trade committee  Okay. There are three things to remember. First, we request that the allocation process in Colombia for Canadian pork products be simplified. Second, that the Colombian government recognize Canadian swine herds as trichina-free, permitting exports of chilled pork to that market.

International Trade committee  Thank you.

International Trade committee  For non-tariff barriers, the question—especially with the United States—is that there are some implicit problems that are not that clear when you look at the numbers, but when it's time to go through the borders you have some problems. This is a real problem for the whole product

International Trade committee  Yes. We have a progressive industry, especially in pork production, where we make sure that not only on the economic side but also on the social side and the environmental side we are on the edge. We would welcome this kind of an agreement where it is progressive. We have to rem

International Trade committee  I do not have the figures for indirect jobs. I would, however, like to talk about valued added. It is important to us as producers that our products have value added. This type of trade would allow for that. In export markets such as Japan, we are able to sell pork at a much high

International Trade committee  We do export processed products right now, such as bacon and ham, but Canada mostly exports frozen hams that are processed according to local tastes. Frozen products represent a portion of trade. On the other hand, the fresh, vacuum-sealed products that leave Canada have a shelf

International Trade committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is René Roy. I am a pork producer from the Beauce region in Quebec and the 2nd Vice-Chair of the Canadian Pork Council. Thank you very much for inviting me today. I would also like to thank the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, which

Agriculture committee  Go ahead.

Agriculture committee  Yes. However, Eastern European countries are mostly affected.

Agriculture committee  Yes. I will name a few from memory. The European countries affected are Georgia, Poland, Hungary, Russian, Romania and Belgium. There is a list that we could give you.

Agriculture committee  In Asia, China is affected. However, the disease is spreading to Southeast Asia.

Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  We're already seeing an increase in exports.