Canadian Government Defends European Cheese Deal

Canadian cheese makers will benefit from increased access to the largest and most lucrative market in the world under a new trade agreement, says a spokesman for the federal trade department.

John Babcock was responding to concerns from some P.E.I. cheese makers, mostly small-scale producers, who are worried that the increased access for Europeans to Canadian markets will mean more competition for them.

The deal will increase access for Europeans from about three per cent of current domestic consumption to about eight per cent.

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