National Cattlemen's Beef Association CEO Colin Woodall met with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday (May 7) to "discuss ways to resolve issues surrounding country of origin labeling and agriculture's contributions to meeting the administration's sustainability and environmental goals," according to a readout of the virtual meeting released by the Tai's office.
Tai also "committed to monitoring Chinese compliance with the structural commitments of the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement," and the two agreed to continue a dialogue in the future.
The issue of country of origin labeling (COOL) has continued to be talked about as the Biden administration has begun its work, something that observers in Canada and Mexico have been following closely. The U.S. removed mandatory COOL from law after losing a case at the WTO and Canada still has the authority to impose $1 billion in retaliation should mandatory COOL be brought back in.