{"id":6664,"date":"2010-09-03T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-03T17:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-pushes-for-canadian-compliance-on-fair-softwood-timber-pricing\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:11:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:11:09","slug":"merkley-pushes-for-canadian-compliance-on-fair-softwood-timber-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-pushes-for-canadian-compliance-on-fair-softwood-timber-pricing\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley presiona para que Canad\u00e1 cumpla con los precios justos de la madera blanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Portland, Oreg\u00f3n<\/strong> &ndash; In a one-on-one phone call with U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Thursday, Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley urged the Ambassador to request formal consultations to address Canada&rsquo;s violation of the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement.&nbsp; By providing government-owned timber to Canadian lumber companies at a rate significantly below market value, British Columbia has engaged in unfair competition and put American workers and the nation&rsquo;s timber industry in jeopardy. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After the call with Ambassador Kirk, Senator Merkley released the following statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&ldquo;To ensure fair lumber pricing and encourage competition, the United States entered into a formal Softwood Lumber Agreement with Canada in 2006.&nbsp; However, our neighbors to the North have not been holding up their end of the bargain.&nbsp; When I spoke with Trade Representative Kirk today, I stressed the need for fair pricing among timber producers in both countries and requested that he begin formal consultations with Canadian leadership to resolve the dispute.&nbsp; Oregon timber companies are already feeling the effects of artificially low prices, and the industry is being badly damaged by below market prices from Canadian competitors. 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