Foreign Trade
Congressmen Push For More Canada Access To U.S.
Nine Congressmen asked USDA this week to expedite a rule to permit the importation of cattle more than 30 months of age for slaughter and meat from such cattle. The members say the continued border closure for this type of cattle is having a negative impact on U.S. plants.
The letter said "border closure has led some beef processing plants to significantly reduce hours or close indefinitely to absorb the increasing pressure of the current situation, resulting in job loss, reductions in workers' take home pay, and plant closures."
Representatives signing the letter included John Boehner (R-OH), Mike Conaway (R-TX), Charles Dent (R-PA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Mark Green (R-WI), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), John Peterson (R-PA), Paul Ryan (R-WI), and Don Sherwood (R-PA).
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
Congressmen Push For More Canada Access To U.S.
Nine Congressmen asked USDA this week to expedite a rule to permit the importation of cattle more than 30 months of age for slaughter and meat from such cattle. The members say the continued border closure for this type of cattle is having a negative impact on U.S. plants.
The letter said "border closure has led some beef processing plants to significantly reduce hours or close indefinitely to absorb the increasing pressure of the current situation, resulting in job loss, reductions in workers' take home pay, and plant closures."
Representatives signing the letter included John Boehner (R-OH), Mike Conaway (R-TX), Charles Dent (R-PA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Mark Green (R-WI), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), John Peterson (R-PA), Paul Ryan (R-WI), and Don Sherwood (R-PA).
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.