I was quoted by The Western Producer on my recent talk at the CropConnect Conference in Winnipeg, Canada, on the issue of trade restrictions through mirror clauses.

“You can only export to Europe if the production methods are comparable to Europe.”

Wirtz made his comments about “mirror clauses” while speaking at CropConnect, a conference for Manitoba commodity groups held Feb 12-13 in Winnipeg.

He gave the example of neonicotinoid insecticides to explain how the Europeans want to impose their will on farmers in other countries.

If a rapeseed grower in France isn’t permitted to use a neonic insecticide, the EU won’t accept imports of canola produced in Saskatchewan using a neonic.

You can read the entire article here.