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Border closure bad for US packers
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<blockquote data-quote="Texan" data-source="post: 47231" data-attributes="member: 416"><p>Muldoon, I meant to tackle this question yesterday, but I forgot. So you won't think we're ignoring you, I'll try it now with a little input from some of our Canadian friends.</p><p></p><p>It seems mighty high to me, but I don't know anything about shipping cattle by barge to Alaska. I really have trouble believing the real cost would be that high because I think a black market would rapidly develop if it were. At 40 cows to a load, that would be $32,000 freight to get across Canada. I just think some of the Canadians could get it done a helluva lot cheaper. Rapid development of the following smuggling idea would push the price down pretty quick. </p><p></p><p>I'm thinking that CR and Frenchie would work out some kind of deal to cross 'em at both borders in the dark of the night. One of them could work the US/Canada border and the other one could get them from Canada into Alaska. Annie would trail them all the way for a lot less than that, I bet. Of course, Bez would send his womenfolk to help Annie and that's all he would do for his share. Amazed would just do that. Be amazed at how easy the money is rolling in. Collections could be his job.</p><p></p><p>I don't know what the final bid would be. But I bet it would be a lot less than $800/hd! ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texan, post: 47231, member: 416"] Muldoon, I meant to tackle this question yesterday, but I forgot. So you won't think we're ignoring you, I'll try it now with a little input from some of our Canadian friends. It seems mighty high to me, but I don't know anything about shipping cattle by barge to Alaska. I really have trouble believing the real cost would be that high because I think a black market would rapidly develop if it were. At 40 cows to a load, that would be $32,000 freight to get across Canada. I just think some of the Canadians could get it done a helluva lot cheaper. Rapid development of the following smuggling idea would push the price down pretty quick. I'm thinking that CR and Frenchie would work out some kind of deal to cross 'em at both borders in the dark of the night. One of them could work the US/Canada border and the other one could get them from Canada into Alaska. Annie would trail them all the way for a lot less than that, I bet. Of course, Bez would send his womenfolk to help Annie and that's all he would do for his share. Amazed would just do that. Be amazed at how easy the money is rolling in. Collections could be his job. I don't know what the final bid would be. But I bet it would be a lot less than $800/hd! ;-) [/QUOTE]
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