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<blockquote data-quote="Alberta farmer" data-source="post: 694624" data-attributes="member: 8978"><p>Herefordsire: I might suggest that USA meat exports to Canada might be down this year for a simple reason: Cattle and hog prices up here are really poor? Pretty tough to export into a Canadian market where the price for live cattle is 20% lower than the USA?</p><p>Note the large number of exports in 2008 when the Canadian dollar was worth more than the US dollar? The "experts" tell us we will reach par before the end of the year which will make more USA exports viable?</p><p>This unstable currency variation can be very detrimental to trade...both ways! In the fall of 2008 when the Canadian dollar reached over $1.10 many Canadians tried to buy cars and trucks in the USA. I was looking for a new one ton work truck. My local dealer quoted me $43,000 Can. I found the same truck in south Carolina for $28,000 US...or $25,455 Can! I phoned the dealer and said I'd be on the next plane. When he learned I was in Canada he told me he couldn't sell it to me or the company would cancel his franchise! Well so much for free trade? The truck was built in Canada by the way. I wonder if it is still sitting on his lot?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alberta farmer, post: 694624, member: 8978"] Herefordsire: I might suggest that USA meat exports to Canada might be down this year for a simple reason: Cattle and hog prices up here are really poor? Pretty tough to export into a Canadian market where the price for live cattle is 20% lower than the USA? Note the large number of exports in 2008 when the Canadian dollar was worth more than the US dollar? The "experts" tell us we will reach par before the end of the year which will make more USA exports viable? This unstable currency variation can be very detrimental to trade...both ways! In the fall of 2008 when the Canadian dollar reached over $1.10 many Canadians tried to buy cars and trucks in the USA. I was looking for a new one ton work truck. My local dealer quoted me $43,000 Can. I found the same truck in south Carolina for $28,000 US...or $25,455 Can! I phoned the dealer and said I'd be on the next plane. When he learned I was in Canada he told me he couldn't sell it to me or the company would cancel his franchise! Well so much for free trade? The truck was built in Canada by the way. I wonder if it is still sitting on his lot? [/QUOTE]
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