Announcement?

[perfecho]

GF, I agree. Always thought that COOL could work to our advantage if we stepped up to it.......believe we should have Canadian products highlighted for our consumers.
PC announcements are really getting to bug me....just as the announcement that farmers and ranchers can now take a dead animal to have processed (and would help them immensely).....the only ones to take advantage are the major players...and it will be a lot of money to them.

[kato]

For Manitoba COOL was nothing but a disaster on top of a disaster. We don't process anything here, (which is a whole other subject.. don't get me started on that one) so pre BSE, our main market was south. Fat cattle, cull cows, feeders, and many thousands of pigs went south. Freight to Nebraska was not much different than freight to Alberta, so the livestock went where the price was best. And remember, when ours went south, and were off the Canadian market, it likely helped Alberta cattle bring more money at home where the freight was zip.

BSE was a massive blow, and just when it looked like there was some light at the end of the tunnel, along came MCOOL to extend the pain for more years. For the hog industry in this province, MCOOL was the final nail in the coffin for a lot of them.

What the Americans do now will be interesting. As usual, they're having yet another election. As usual, their signature on trade agreements is not to be trusted. As usual, they think they're above the law. I don't expect much to change any time soon ... unless it's a benefit to "American Interests".