China Blocks Imports From Two Canadian Pork Producers Amidst Diplomatic Tension

China Blocks Imports From Two Canadian Pork Producers Amidst Diplomatic Tension
Canadian pork shoulders being prepped on a butcher's counter at North Hill Meats in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on May 10, 2017. Hyungwon Kang/Reuters
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba/OTTAWA—China has suspended pork imports from two Canadian companies, according to an interview with Canada’s agricultural minister and a Chinese customs document, marking the latest irritant in a widening diplomatic dispute.

Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said in an interview with Reuters on May 1 that she has not yet received an official notice from China of the permit suspensions, and would not identify the companies involved.