Biggest Problem

[ALICIA]

As I see it even if they said oka we will 100% test and we have ever country in the world said we will take beef tommarrow.
WE HAVE NOWERE TO HAVE THE BEEF PROSSESED OR PACKER FOR SHIPPING.

So the plants being built is the top on the list. You's said yourselves that one of the biggest problums is we can't get the cattle prosseced fast enought.

[pandiana]

I think you are right on target, Alicia

[pandiana]

Put this in any order you like folks. The key is to have more than one thing happening.
1).Loan guarantees for new packing plant projects.
2). Start the wheels in motion to allow for testing. This will not only help with new market potential, but reduce our dependancy on the American consumer, and the mutinational monopoly.
3). Send NEW teams to countries with potential to buy are beef to ASK what we can do to win their confidence.

All of these points are integrated, and essential to the very survival to new plants.

[redcountry]

on thursday june 10 at borden-carleton the site of the new beef plant, five organizations representing beef producers throughout the maritimes held a joint press conference to discuss the federal government's lack of support.
Those organizations- New Brunswick Beef Producers,The Nova Scotia Cattlemen"s Association, The P.E.I. Cattlemen's Association, The Atlantic Beef Producers Co-operative, and the P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture-represent 2,000 producers in the industry.
The story made front page of the local paper.
Beef producers argue much is riding on the successful launch of the beef plant -more than 70 new full time jobs in addition to the boost it would provide the local economy.
The executive of the Atlantic Beef Products Inc. has lobbied for financial support from the federal government and, to date they haven't recieved one red cent.
This is the support we are getting in our efforts to help ourselves, we WILL open our new plant with or without the help of the federal government.
Another major problem is CFIA the are unwilling to help in any way, delay ,defer, they continue to put up roadblocks.

[blackjack]

redcountry...glad hear whats happening in the industry on the other side country ... set out letters to my premier, Ralph and to Shirley our ag. minister... hoping for a reply ... wanted to see if they will help the producers in building a slaughter plant.