Canada Scared It Won't Sell If Its Labeled?

[WilIow-Kreek]

We don't want your love......or your cattle!!!

[hayburner]

But do you want our natural gas and oil, electricity . The only way to solve the problem is to strap 2 barrels of oil on each head that crosses the border and I am sure you would be more than willing to accept , after the pipelines get shut down.

[DiamondSCattleCo]

"You guys have $20-30 cull cows- we have $40-50...If the border opens-your price won't go up to $40-50- instead ours will drop to $30... "

OT, you really, DESPERATELY, need to do your research better.

Before the BSE border closure, our culls were significantly higher priced than your own. A 1200 lb cull would fetch $700 - $800. Did your prices echo that? They did not, but they were coming UP.

Why is that? Because our two markets are tied together, due to the multi-national packer. They will buy where ever is cheapest, and divert processing time to whatever makes them the most money. Its called a global economy, and unless the US makes it illegal for multi-national companies to operate within their borders, all prices will eventually hit a GLOBAL equilibrium. Your local view is small, and completely inaccurate in todays world.

So when that border opens up, you're going to see a slight drop in your cull market that will quickly recover once a new equilibrium is found. Since Canada delivers so little beef to the US (in comparison to your own slaughter numbers), I'll be shocked if there is any overall net effect.

Rod

[Willowcreek]

Even Australian consumers and cattlemen want and are getting M-COOL... Looks like Canadian cattlemen and hog farmers are about the only ones not proud enough of their product to want it labeled...

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ABC Rural Australia

Thursday, 08/03/2007



There is growing frustration at the slow roll-out of new food labels, designed to tell shoppers how much of a product is grown in Australia.

The Federal Government says the new 'Australian Grown' logo is expected to be in use later this year.

David Gartrell was a member of the committee set up to review current labelling laws.

He says the new system was ready to go in December and is now questioning the motives behind the delay in releasing it.

"I think they are certainly using it as an election tool as well, but fair enough, as long as they get into it now and move," he said.

"One of the things ... was it is being submitted to the ACCC for final approval, which is strange because the ACCC sat in on all these workshops.



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