Understanding Canada-China food trade

This study seeks to provide information for policymakers and government, in order to gain an understanding of behind the border trade barriers for food exports to China, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing food markets. [...] The issue of non-tariff barriers in China food trade takes on increased importance for a number of reasons: 1) China is one of the world’s largest agricultural and food import markets; 2) many countries have trade deficits with China and believe that reducing non-tariff barriers could assist in reducing these deficits; 3) China is relatively new to the WTO and its food import regulations are not f [...] Possibility of More Canadian Food Exports to China and other Countries: Diversifying Food Exports Beyond the US It is also important for Canada to consider more food exports to China (and other countries), and diversify beyond the US, given the large and growing Asian market. [...] The backlash led a number of countries, including Canada, to diversify more trade away from the US, and to the establishment of the GATT (and later the WTO). [...] Codex was initiated in 1963 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO), in order to develop food standards and guidelines for the joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme.