The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is praising the call of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) for Canada to finally engage on dairy market-access negotiations.  The request comes during high-level talks on TTP.

The letter urges Canadian Ambassador to the United States Gary Albert Doer to engage and commit to ‘significant and commercially meaningful market access for all remaining agricultural products,’ including dairy.

“We thank the Senators for their support on gaining the best deals for the U.S. dairy industry in this agreement,” said Connie Tipton, IDFA president and CEO. “Now is the time for Canada to come to the table with a commercially meaningful offer on dairy.”

Earlier this month, a group of 21 congressmen sent a letter to Doer citing Canada’s lack of engagement on dairy market-access negotiations in the TPP talks.

IDFA is encouraging market access for diary products across all tariff lines.