COOL discounting Canadian cattle?

[Sandhusker]

[Sandhusker]

BMR, "R-Calf's tactics just gave the multinational a bigger stick. Didn't hurt them at all."

If R-CALF's actions aren't hurting them, why are they spending so much on lawyers and goverment bribes to combat R-CALF? I"ll argue that the "bigger stick" comes from those that are fighting COOL and private BSE testing - and both of our goverments.

[Kato]

And the biggest pirate got that way by coming in to this country and using all that money they have in their bottomless pit of a bank account to systematically out bid every one of our Canadian packers until they all went out of business except the one who survived by picking up the scraps like a good scavenger should.

In our province alone, in the pre-Cargill days, we had Swifts, Canada Packers, Burns (two plants), and a number of medium sized operations. They processed many thousands of head a day, and they are all gone. All outbid and driven out of business.

And where did that big pirate come from? Gee, that would be from the good old U.S.A.

But of course, it's all our fault..............

That's what happens when people who have integrity make the mistake of thinking they are dealing with others who have integrity when they sign trade deals. Honest people expect others to be honest as well, when in reality they are not, which is the biggest lesson we learned from all this.

It sure looks like America's word on a trade deal isn't worth the paper it's written on. Lesson learned. Lesson remembered.

Doesn't that just make you feel proud?

[Sandhusker]

Kato, "And where did that big pirate come from? Gee, that would be from the good old U.S.A. But of course, it's all our fault.............."

Well, who's fault was that? R-CALF's? US producer's? US goverment's?

[Kato]

Alberta invited them. And the reason for that was.... The U.S. government pretended to sign a trade agreement that they "said" they would honour, that would provide a market for this expanded beef production. After all, when we signed on with you we gave up a lot of grain programs, which made exporting grain from this country a money loser, and we needed some way to survive. Too bad we had to believe your country was being honest.

And RCALF aided and abetted by doing whatever they could to keep the border closed.

The US producer was not our problem on an individual basis, just as we are not your problem on an individual basis.

[RobertMac]

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[RobertMac]

[Sandhusker]

[Tex]

[PORKER]

Other Country's and other MEATS COOL laws

UK: Pig industry endorses EU labelling rules 15 Jan 2010
Proposed changes to European food labelling rules are welcomed by English pig producers.

The new rules will require manufacturers that use the country of origin labels on meat products to indicate where the animal was born, reared and slaughtered – not just where it was processed.

BPEX, representing English pig farmers, fully supports the EU legislative proposals which will build on the significant progress already made in the UK pig meat supply chain. A new voluntary code of practice on the labelling of pork and pork products is now being drawn up following agreement by pig producers, processors, major food retailers, and the food service sector.


BPEX director Mick Sloyan said: "English pig farmers have long fought for clearer labelling to provide unambiguous consumer choice and confidence. The voluntary code and forthcoming EU rules will reassure consumers that, when they buy Quality Standard Mark pork and pork products, they will have been produced to very high welfare and exacting quality standards. It clearly differentiates QSM pig producers from other pork producing countries."


Displaying origin
When introduced, companies who have signed up to the voluntary code will clearly display the origin of the pork on the front of the packet. Meanwhile, a declaration that the meat is, for example, ‘British’, will mean that the animal was born, reared, and slaughtered in Britain.


There will also be an end to ambiguous terms such as ‘Produced in the UK’ as the origin of the meat will be declared.


The voluntary agreement was reached by members of the Pig Meat Supply Chain Task Force which was brought together by Defra, chaired by Food and Farming Minister Jim Fitzpatrick, who chairs the Task Force.

[Sandhusker]

I repeat the question; What are you going to do or wish you had done?
Need more time to come up with an answer?