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Re:Court affirms imported beef still allowed to be labeled "... by anamax on Friday March 18, 2022 @02:03PM (#30725483)
> Are "Product of USA"-labeled products entitled to beneficial tax treatment or subsidies?

The presence/absence of "Product of the USA" label affects some people's buying decisions.

Re:Court affirms imported beef still allowed to be labeled "... by bluGill on Friday March 18, 2022 @02:57PM (#30726101)
Not very many. Consumers mostly go to the store and grab whatever. Very few even read the label.
Re:Court affirms imported beef still allowed to be labeled "... by ompaLompa on Friday March 18, 2022 @04:00PM (#30726817)
Critically thinking - If that was the case this wouldn't have been fought in court.

A few google searches show the effect is minor to major depending on product category. I wasn't able to find exact numbers. But as a personal note I would never buy meat labeled "Made in China"

Re:Court affirms imported beef still allowed to be labeled "... by moate on Friday March 18, 2022 @05:26PM (#30727736)
*Citation needed for every sentence in this post.
Re:Court affirms imported beef still allowed to be labeled "... by bluGill on Friday March 18, 2022 @10:13PM (#30730255)
Ranchers I know who have the most to gain form correct labels lobbied to get rid of it, the WTO didn't like it and they didn't see any gain. This was back when Obama was president though so maybe things have changed?
Re:Court affirms imported beef still allowed to be labeled "... by anamax on Saturday March 19, 2022 @12:30AM (#30731033)
Huh?

There's no law requiring the "made in USA" label on goods made in the USA. US ranchers who don't want to use the label don't have to.

The WTO doesn't like trade barriers, especially US trade barriers, and a strict "made in the US" label is a barrier, so their opposition is a given. If such labels had no effect, WTO might argue against them on principle, but if they did, that would be a reason for WTO to argue against them.

Re:Court affirms imported beef still allowed to be labeled "... by bluGill on Saturday March 19, 2022 @09:39AM (#30733610)
Fine, I took the minute to search: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Attachmen... "The model results failed to detect changes in consumer meat demand post-MCOOL"