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Most Americans willing to pay more for domestic meat: poll

By Janie Gabbett on 8/16/2007 for Meatingplace.com




Some 70 percent of food shoppers say they're willing to pay more for produce, poultry, meat, seafood and other food products produced in the United States, according to a new poll by Zogby International.

One in three respondents said they would pay up to 10 percent more for U.S. food, and nearly half (46 percent) would be willing to pay from 10 to 25 percent more. Eleven percent said they would be willing to pay 25 percent or more. And nearly 15 percent of respondents indicated they would not be willing to pay more.

The survey also showed that 90 percent believe knowing the country of origin of the foods they buy will allow consumers to make safer food choices, and 88 percent said they would like all retail food to be labeled this way.

But wanting to know and going out of their way to check where a product originates are two different things. Only 11 percent said they always check product origin, while 37 percent said they check most of the time and 34 percent said they check occasionally.

The Zogby interactive survey of 4,508 adults nationwide was conducted July 17-19, 2007. For more information see the Zogby poll news release.
 
I don't know what you have been reading to get your information but my packer pays $25/hd for age and source verified beef delivered to their plants.
 
RHR said:
I don't know what you have been reading to get your information but my packer pays $25/hd for age and source verified beef delivered to their plants.
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Yep-- there have been buyers/feedlots buying around here for several years, that have given extra for calves that were permanent IDed (Hot iron brand) and accompanied with a signed affidavit of origin- birthdate period- no antibiotics or steroids... Ever since the late 90's or so....
Usually figures out as a couple cents a pound-- preconditioned with affidavits as much as a nickle or more a pound-- which can mean $30+ head on 600 lb. calves.....
 
The program we have is just sign the affidavit with first date of first calves birth and that is it and you have a 25 buck bonus... Save your date for 4 years however as they sometimes will audit you.. NO hotbrand needed, heck, no ear tag needed on every animal for that matter.
 
I think Americans are waking up to the fact that they need to buy American in order to save the American economy.

I wonder if we'll still have a United States of America after the 21st though.
 
The up front premiums are there to assure a steady supply. After that supply is assured, the discounts begin. I've heard that up here Cargill discounts $25.00 for not having papers with the animal. That's what I've been told, anyway. We don't sell to them directly, so have no personal experience with it. Maybe someone else here knows for sure.

We have yet to see a premium at an auction in our province for age verified calves as well. Maybe others are getting it, but I haven't seen it here yet. There aren't any feedlots here who buy calves direct, so that's an option that doesn't exist here either.

Maybe this fall things will change. :? :? Ya right. :roll: :roll: :roll:
 
Big Muddy rancher said:
When it's mandated the premiums will disappear.

Let the companies that want to market Product of ????? pay for the documentaion.
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Problem is- that now under the new Global economics--Country of Origin is seen as a required Food Safety Issue....GW saw to that with the wide open free run he gave to China and the world- without any oversight....
 
According to some reports, Canada imported $756 million in food from China in 2006. That number is expected to rise ever higher as China asserts itself as a giant among global exporters.

Prof. Paul Evans, another researcher for APFC, said China's new-found success has also brought major quality control issues, and it will take a concerted effort to fix them.

Chinese officials, combating a reputation for poor quality control, have already begun cracking down.

Last year, the country's health ministry looked at 111,226 cases of illegal food production -- including baby food. In the end, 29,571 businesses were shut down and 1,700 tons of goods were destroyed.

"Should we have stickers on it? Yes. But what if it's fish that are caught not far from Prince Rupert, are first processed in Canada, sent to China for more processing, and then exported back to Canada?" said Evans. "Are those Canadian fish or Chinese fish?"

He added that it's become increasingly inexpensive to transport goods from one country to another.

"You get this globalization of production of food products that is quite remarkable, because shipping costs are so low," said Evans.

"There's a new terminal opening up in Prince Rupert in September, and it's basically to bring in container ships from Asia, and the other direction. It will be cheaper to send food products from Prince Rupert to Shanghai than it will be from Prince Rupert to Vancouver. NOT

"You start looking at the figures, because of the very low costs, and you now think of a whole range of products that will be processed elsewhere with other inputs made to them and then sent back into the Canadian market."

In a world made smaller by globalization, the problem of inspecting food is growing larger.


The Prof. Paul Evans is wrong on the above last statement !!!!!!
 
More on the Zogby Poll

Released: August 09, 2007
Zogby Poll: 85% Want to Know Where Their Food Comes From

Survey shows 90% believe knowing the country of origin of the foods they buy will allow consumers to make safer food choices


As food recalls – from both imported foods from overseas and foods produced here in the U.S. – continue to make headlines, Americans may be paying more attention to where their food comes from. Nearly three in four (74%) say it's important to them to know the country of origin for the all types of products they buy, but even more – 85% – say knowing where their food comes from is important. But for the vast majority of Americans it's about more than just wanting to know – 94% believe consumers have a right to know the country of origin of the foods they purchase, a new Zogby Interactive poll shows.

Just knowing what country a food comes from is no guarantee it will be safer than a food produced in the U.S., but nine in ten (90%) believe knowing the country of origin will allow consumers to make safer food choices. One of the components in this year's Farm Bill deals with expanding country of origin labeling beyond seafood to include meat, produce, and other foods and is currently under consideration by Congress. Most Americans strongly favor mandatory labeling – 88% say they would like all retail foods to be labeled this way. This requirement is most supported by older adults, but significant majorities in all age groups said they would support this country of origin labeling effort.

But wanting to know and going out of their way to check where a product comes from are two different things. Checking the country of origin seems to be on the minds of consumers at least some of the time – 37% said they check most of the time and 34% said they check occasionally. While 11% said they always make sure to check to see where a product comes from, 15% rarely do and 4% never check.

Despite overwhelming support for labeling, 5% disagree with mandatory country of origin labeling for foods. Of those, nearly two-thirds (63%) said compliance would be too costly and it would drive up food prices. Another 27% said it doesn't matter what country food comes from that is sold in the U.S., and 2% believe such labeling could be unfair to foreign competitors.

Many food shoppers (70%) said they are willing to pay more for produce, poultry, meat, seafood and other food products if they were from the U.S. But how much are shoppers willing to pay to know their food doesn't come from a foreign country? One in three (34%) would pay up to 10% more for U.S. food and nearly half (46%) would be willing to pay from 10% to 25% more. Just 11% would be willing to pay 25% or more for U.S. foods over cheaper imported foods.

Not everyone is so willing to pay more for food just because it doesn't come from outside the U.S. – 15% wouldn't be willing to pay more for food from America. Of those, 38% said they wouldn't be willing to pay more because cost is the most important factor in making their food choices, while another 27% said it doesn't matter what country the food they buy comes from.

These findings are included in the August issue of Zogby's American Consumer newsletter, which focuses on how Americans feel about imported goods, product safety, food labeling and many other issues and is available now at www.zogby.com. The Zogby Interactive survey of 4,508 adults nationwide was conducted July 17-19, 2007 and carries a margin of error of +/- 1.5 percentage points. Other findings from the online survey include:

90% of Americans want the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to hire additional inspectors to increase inspection of food imports

96% said they take recall warnings seriously.

Most Americans (67%) are satisfied with how the U.S. government gets the message out to the public about recalled products, but 30% believe the government's efforts are lacking.

Overall, nearly half (48%) said they don't know where the majority of the vegetables, fruits and nuts they consume originate.

While nearly two-thirds (65%) of American adults said they go out of their way to buy local produce and other food products, 32% said it isn't a priority.

For a detailed methodological statement on this survey, please visit:
http://www.zogby.com/methodology/readmeth.dbm?ID=1204

(8/9/2007)
 
That's a real DUHHHHHH! there, OT.

People have been bombarded with stories of "bad" things in imported foods! They have been thoroughly conditioned to believe foods in this country are vastly superior. Common sense says some are, some are not.

Without knowing details of the Zogby poll, it is difficult to properly understand the results.

Were people asked if they wanted ONLY imposted foods labeled or identified, or do they want ALL food sources identified? That is what consumers, when given that choice have said. They want to know who's farm produced that steak, and how the rancher treated the cattle, and so on up the chain of handlers between ranch gate and consumer plate.

Unfortunately, some have been deceived into believing that is what COOL will do. Bet they are going to be unhappy when they find out!

Maybe the most interesting thing about his poll is that ONLY 11% said they ALWAYS check labels to see where their food purchases come from.

mrj
 
mrj said:
That's a real DUHHHHHH! there, OT.

People have been bombarded with stories of "bad" things in imported foods! They have been thoroughly conditioned to believe foods in this country are vastly superior. Common sense says some are, some are not.
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Ours should not be to question why US consumers feel US food vastly superior- ours should be to furnish them with what they want--And us as producers, competing in an open market, should be taking advantage of this....

As a Zogby polls participant- I was invited to and did take this poll- and it was not biased toward either direction....

And actually in most the polls I've seen- the major concern is not about the ranch (how many city folks know which ranch is which :???: :roll: ) but mainly country, because of the amount of enviromental, health, chemical use, packing, etc. etc. rules they know the US has....These rules and requirements are costing all US cattle producers money out of our pockets--we should take advantage of having them... And M-COOL is a way to do it....

I believe if Canadians weren't so set in the past with this idea that they have to use FRAUD and DECEPTION to pass off their beef as US in order to sell it- with some marketing of their product in a FAIR trade market, they would do quite well....

American shoppers are reassured by food imported from such countries as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, said Christine Burhn, director of the Center for Consumer Research at the University of California at Davis. They are wary of imports from lesser-developed countries, including China, India, and Mexico.

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MRJ, " They have been thoroughly conditioned to believe foods in this country are vastly superior. Common sense says some are, some are not."

Isn't that what you're doing when you tell us about all the great things the packers have done for food safety and all that?

MRJ, "Were people asked if they wanted ONLY imposted foods labeled or identified, or do they want ALL food sources identified? That is what consumers, when given that choice have said. They want to know who's farm produced that steak, and how the rancher treated the cattle, and so on up the chain of handlers between ranch gate and consumer plate."

If ONLY imported foods are labeled, doesn't common sense tell you that the non-labeled foods have to be US by default, which in essence serves the purpose of a label?

Some fast food joints are concerned about how animals have been handled mainly because certain vocal groups are making it an issue. As far as Dick and Jane Doe wanting to know which ranch the steak came from and all that - I don't buy it for a minute. Most people don't know the difference between a Hereford and a Holstein, Northern vs Southern cattle, etc... so why would they care about what ranch it came from? The label could say the beef came from MRJ Ranch, Midland, SD, BQHA and anything else you wanted to dress the label up with and it would mean nothing to them, so why would they want that information? You're getting BSed again - is it coming from Colorado Springs?

It's just like when I was at a ritzy joint in Omaha once and the wine guy (somalier :roll: ) asked if I wanted a Shiraz, Pinot something or a Cab. Those names meant nothing to me, so I told him to just bring me the cheapest and plenty of it. He could of told me the vintner, year, grape, etc... and none of it would of meant anything to me - same as 99% of consumers with beef, so don't tell me consumers want that information.
 
"Where's the beef?" but "Where's the beef from?"

Moose Jaw ,ALBERTA ,Canada
Gaylord ,Michigan,USA
Mayo , Florida,USA
Carrizozo,New Mexico,USA
McKenzie County,North Dakota,USA
Bridport, Vermont,USA
Grand Bend, Ontario,Canada
Tampico, Tamps, Mexico

Sooo where would the best grassfed cow beef come from???? Can anyone guess or COOL?
These rules and requirements are costing all US cattle producers money out of our pockets--we should take advantage of having them... And M-COOL is a way to do it.... OT
 
cool is in direct violation of NAFTA.

It will be in the courts for some time too come.

Personally I don't think cool is a bad thing for Canadian producers in the long run, but NAFTA is a reality and has to work for all parties. COOL is a blatant trade barrier wrapped in a patriotic burrito. Some of your ag policies remind me of a blue heeler........... biting at the neighbours ankles when our backs are turned.
 
elwapo said:
cool is in direct violation of NAFTA.

It will be in the courts for some time too come.

Personally I don't think cool is a bad thing for Canadian producers in the long run, but NAFTA is a reality and has to work for all parties. COOL is a blatant trade barrier wrapped in a patriotic burrito. Some of your ag policies remind me of a blue heeler........... biting at the neighbours ankles when our backs are turned.
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NAFTA is in direct violation of the US Constitution.
 
sandhusker: NAFTA is a direct violation of the US Constitution


lol. here we go again. c'mon then, get to court and have it declared unconstitutional. lots of canadians would like to see it go too. i think action, not talk, is called for by now.
 
don said:
sandhusker: NAFTA is a direct violation of the US Constitution


lol. here we go again. c'mon then, get to court and have it declared unconstitutional. lots of canadians would like to see it go too. i think action, not talk, is called for by now.
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Here we go again, I already explained to you why it isn't in court. Bring your case on. I want everybody in this country to know that we have some document that says "trade" is more important than them having the right to know what the hell they're eating.

How did we get this set of priorities? :roll:
 

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