Question on border

[rsomer]

While it is encouraging that the U.S. is allowing in this extra product from animals under 30 months of age the ultimate goal for Canadian producers is opening the border to live cattle.

Many have put forth arguments that the U.S. needs to treat Canada like the U.S. wishes to be treated by the rest of the world. I am not sure that the U.S. cares if the rest of the world imports their live cattle. Therefore based on that argument it is not a given that the U.S. will open the border to any Canadian live cattle in the near future.

The International Review Panel did chastise the U.S. for their irrational trade restrictions on the Canadian beef industry but I don’t recall if they specified that trade resume in live cattle.

I hope the partial measure announced here is not all we get. While I am still optimistic that we will see the border open to live cattle in the next month, I don’t get all that much extra comfort from this announcement. If anyone saved a copy of the International Review Committee’s Report on the Washington Holstein or has a link I would appreciate seeing it. I am unable to find this report on the Internet anymore.

[amazed]

rsomer,

Try this:

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/US_BSE_Report.pdf

[rsomer]

Thank for posting this.

[Horse]

I think all this did was to export more jobs as now they can take the bone out there and probaly call it us beef once they put a knife to it.