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<blockquote data-quote="Alberta farmer" data-source="post: 623974" data-attributes="member: 8978"><p>In Canada right now all we see is the pain from MCOOL but maybe it will be good in the long run? Personally I still have a problem with it as it will restrict trade and in the big picture that is usually not a good thing.</p><p>Here is an example: The heavy populated areas of eastern Canada do not raise enough beef to supply their own domestic market. It makes more sense to import American beef from the corn belt than it does to bring in beef from feedlot alley in Alberta(where the majority of the cattle are)? Likewise it makes more sense to move beef from the southern Alberta packing houses into the Pacific northwest than ship it from the feedlots in the heartland of America. Just makes economic sense?</p><p>Canada is moving toward a very regulated meat system. It would not be fair to import any meat that does not meet the same standards the federal government imposes on their own producers? That means mandatory traceback, probably mandatory age verification, premises ID, and I suspect in the not to distance future...an Environmental Farm plan? This would mean defacto...all meat trade across the border, both ways, would come to a grinding halt. Would this be a good thing? Would it better serve the consumer?</p><p>If you were a small packer in the midwest that had been selling into the Toronto market and now must compete for markets further away...would you be happy, or would you shut the doors?</p><p>It is questionable whether the large Tyson plant in Washington state would be viable without cattle from feedlot alley in southern Alberta? How many small cow plants closed in the border states when Canadian cows were restricted? By the way, I do think these things are going to happen....we are going down that road right now!</p><p>I do hope Vilsack carries out the promise to enforce and enhance the Stockyards act by limiting captive supplies. It would be tough for these political clowns up here to not follow suite! </p><p>Not so sure about his ethanol leanings or his environmental stuff? Seems he's drank the Koolaid on those?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alberta farmer, post: 623974, member: 8978"] In Canada right now all we see is the pain from MCOOL but maybe it will be good in the long run? Personally I still have a problem with it as it will restrict trade and in the big picture that is usually not a good thing. Here is an example: The heavy populated areas of eastern Canada do not raise enough beef to supply their own domestic market. It makes more sense to import American beef from the corn belt than it does to bring in beef from feedlot alley in Alberta(where the majority of the cattle are)? Likewise it makes more sense to move beef from the southern Alberta packing houses into the Pacific northwest than ship it from the feedlots in the heartland of America. Just makes economic sense? Canada is moving toward a very regulated meat system. It would not be fair to import any meat that does not meet the same standards the federal government imposes on their own producers? That means mandatory traceback, probably mandatory age verification, premises ID, and I suspect in the not to distance future...an Environmental Farm plan? This would mean defacto...all meat trade across the border, both ways, would come to a grinding halt. Would this be a good thing? Would it better serve the consumer? If you were a small packer in the midwest that had been selling into the Toronto market and now must compete for markets further away...would you be happy, or would you shut the doors? It is questionable whether the large Tyson plant in Washington state would be viable without cattle from feedlot alley in southern Alberta? How many small cow plants closed in the border states when Canadian cows were restricted? By the way, I do think these things are going to happen....we are going down that road right now! I do hope Vilsack carries out the promise to enforce and enhance the Stockyards act by limiting captive supplies. It would be tough for these political clowns up here to not follow suite! Not so sure about his ethanol leanings or his environmental stuff? Seems he's drank the Koolaid on those? [/QUOTE]
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