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NCBA, R-CALF, COOL, USDA (No Politics!)
R-CALF Urges Vilsack to Immediately Redress 3 USDA BLUNDERS
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<blockquote data-quote="Alberta farmer" data-source="post: 623097" data-attributes="member: 8978"><p>hayray: This is just my own opinion. It seems to me that US and Canada have a pretty similar system in place. To a certain extent I can understand how COOL could be used as a marketing tool, but in reality both of our cattle businesses are pretty much the same? Cattle from both countries have crossed that border for a long time? It makes sense to me anyway to harmonize our rules and standards to allow an open border. We both are trading nations and we both are each others biggest trading partners? Personally I believe we should be trying to enhance that trade and not throw up barriers to impede it.</p><p>Yes we have had a problem with BSE. And yes the USA has also had a problem? I do think however it was blown all out of proportion and both countries have done quite a bit to fix the problem?</p><p>MCOOL is going to cost someone a lot of money...no ifs, ands, or buts! Who will that be? I think it will be the primary producers and probably the consumers. I think some feedlots and small packers will probably go broke.</p><p>I really doubt it will make the American cattleman any money but I might be wrong? I don't think it will really cost Tyson, Cargill, or JBS anything...they will off load the cost to the primary producer and the consumer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alberta farmer, post: 623097, member: 8978"] hayray: This is just my own opinion. It seems to me that US and Canada have a pretty similar system in place. To a certain extent I can understand how COOL could be used as a marketing tool, but in reality both of our cattle businesses are pretty much the same? Cattle from both countries have crossed that border for a long time? It makes sense to me anyway to harmonize our rules and standards to allow an open border. We both are trading nations and we both are each others biggest trading partners? Personally I believe we should be trying to enhance that trade and not throw up barriers to impede it. Yes we have had a problem with BSE. And yes the USA has also had a problem? I do think however it was blown all out of proportion and both countries have done quite a bit to fix the problem? MCOOL is going to cost someone a lot of money...no ifs, ands, or buts! Who will that be? I think it will be the primary producers and probably the consumers. I think some feedlots and small packers will probably go broke. I really doubt it will make the American cattleman any money but I might be wrong? I don't think it will really cost Tyson, Cargill, or JBS anything...they will off load the cost to the primary producer and the consumer. [/QUOTE]
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