,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #adc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #be1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,te/] submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ance    
,,resolution  ,support+ fair & equitable
 grad+ treatm5t = exports ( ,unit$      
,/ates :eat products to ,canada4  ,:]eas
 ,canada is ! second l>ge/ goods trad+  
p>tn] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 )              
#ege1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 goods trad$ betwe5 ! 
#b c\ntries 9 #bjae1 z ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
export$ #bhj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 goods to     
,canada & import$ #bie1jjj1jjj1jjj 9    
goods f ,canada 9 t ye>2 ,:]eas !       
effici5t & equitable fl[ ( agricultural 
goods across ! bord] is a critical      
compon5t ( ! trade relation%ip betwe5 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates & ,canada2 ,:]eas :eat is 
! ?ird mo/ widely produc$ field crop 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 & approximately  ( !    
:eat produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is       
export$2 ,:]eas ,canadian law requires  
:eat import$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates to be    
segregat$ f :eat produc$ 9 ,canada &    

automatically designat$ z fe$ quality1 !
 l[e/ possible designation1 reg>dless ( 
! actual quality or ! v>iety ( ! :eat   
product2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates ,f$]al law
 all[s :eat import$ f ,canada to be     
grad$ "u ! same sy/em z dome/ically gr[n
 :eat2 ,:]eas t unfair devaluation      
practice puts ,unit$ ,/ates agricultural
 produc]s at a di/9ct disadvantage :5   
attempt+ to access ,canadian :eat       
m>kets2 ,:]eas ! treatm5t by ,canada (  
,unit$ ,/ates :eat products is likely a 
violation ( trade agreem5ts & is to !   
detrim5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates agricultural   
produc]s2 & ,:]eas ! /rong economic ties
 betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,canada are   
extremely important & well-s]v$ :5 a    
level play+ field exi/s across all      
indu/ries3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !  
s5se ( ! ,s5ate t-- 7#a7 :eat grad+     
practices 9 ,canada %\ld--  7,a7 grade  
:eat produc$ 9 ,canada 9 ! same mann] z 
:eat produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 
be fair to agricultural produc]s 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 ! ,presid5t      

%\ld-- 7,a7 exam9e :e!r ! :eat grad+    
laws ( ,canada adh]e to trade agreem5ts2
 &  7,b7 insi/ on full access = ,unit$  
,/ates export]s ( :eat to ! ,canadian   
m>ket4