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[ALICIA]

Tailman was pushing Alberta Beef over the CBC and saying the boys are going to eat steak tonight. Good Alberta Beef.
He said it two or three time.

[rookie]

I beleive that Wendys get burgers from Better Beef in Guelph.

[Bruce14]

Is Better Beef still bringing beef up from the U.S.?

[Smithy]

I called my local Super Value this morning and expressed my dismay at them bragging about selling imported beef in a cattle producing area. The manager said that it was New Zealand beef (apparently it has U.S. grading on it)
and that they only carry imported strip loins because they find it difficult to purchase them in Canada. She said they were more expensive out of Calgary and that it took a lot longer to get them.

[smcgrath76]

Burger King Boosts Canadian beef

CBC.ca

Burger King Canada is moving towards using 100 per cent Canadian beef in all its restaurants across the country.

It's a sign of support for the country's beef industry, decimated by the fall-out from the single case of BSE.

The fast food chain says as soon as it can secure an adequate supply of beef, all 360 restaurants of its restaurants will feature only Canadian beef.

Burger King currently buys 3 million kilograms of Canadian beef each year.

Some Saskatchewan teens are taking credit for forcing the issue. Last weekend the teens picketed a Burger King outlet in Moose Jaw calling for more Canadian beef on the menu.

One teen, 14-year-old Rhyann Duffey said she was spurred to action because of the uncertainty her family's ranch faces.

The teens plan to target Arby's next.

[rusty1]

Bruce14 - I talked to a vet in ONtario several weeks ago. He said some of his feedlot clients were trying to hold to a $50.00 cwt floor price so Better Beef said OK we'll go to the US. They brought in around 4000 head of fats which cost them more money but to push down the producers they decided to prove their point.
I believe there is some huge profit taking in between the producer and the consumer right now.

[ALICIA]

Better Beef ah. Well if that isn't a slap in the face. So much for loyalty. BIO worked for hours on tying to get better beef to buy our beef and help trace it back to the producer with the grading and cut weight etc.
The sad thing is I'm not really surprised, just sad.