Crash go the feeders

[bombay_43]

Just for you Cowman! I looked up our poultry exports and imports, and was able to find up to and including the year 2000. I have no idea what has happened since. However, you may find this interesting. I did!

In the year 2000, Canada exported just over 80,000 tonnes of chicken. Our chicken exports represent 0.8% of the previous years production.

In the same year, Canada imported almost 150,000 tonnes of chicken. Let me just paste something here:

Canadian Chicken Imports¡The United States is the sole supplier of Canadian chicken imports. Under the FTA/NAFTA, U.S. access to Canada’s chicken market is based on 7.5% of the previous year’s Canadian production of chicken. ¡Imports represent 11% of domestic consumption.

Do you still think if we shut out their poultry, there would be no additional call for our beef within our own country? Obviously we don't even grow enough poultry for our own supply, even if we take what was exported!

In all fairness, I have no idea what the chart looks like for imports after 2000, but it steadily increased every year prior to 2000!

[cakadu]

I know that some of the chicken we import is things like the wings - apparently we are far more fanatical than even our U.S. neighbors when it comes to eating "buffalo wings". In some states they know what you are talking about when you ask for wings, but in the majority of them, they don't have a clue.

I also asked about wings in Australia and was met with a resounding laugh and was told we ship them to you guys because we find them a waste.

Doesn't hurt my feelings - I love eating wings.

[cakadu]

I forgot to mention that if you go and look at the price of chicken wings in the store, the price has steadily risen over the years and you actually pay an awful lot of money for what you are getting - especially if they don't take that tip off.

[kato]

Cowman..I think DuPont sponsors their website. Don't know how much farther it goes, but it is something to think about.

www.cattle.ca

[cowman]

Well Bombay you have definitely educated me on this one! And here I thought supply management was an exclusive thing, while in fact the US has been whittling away at it!
I wonder if our Canadian government has quickly closed the doors to American chickens like everyone else? Or more likely...we now get all the chickens from Delaware and New Jersey(probably including the dead ones!)?
I would hope and expect our chicken farmers have been vigilant?