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Industry to Congress: Stay out of cattle marketing
By Tom Johnston on 4/18/2007 for Meatingplace.com
A study by USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration concluded that flexible marketing choices have benefited some producers while maintaining the market's competitiveness.
All the more reason, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association told the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry at a hearing Monday, that the federal government should shelve any legislation that would restrict the way producers market their cattle.
"When it comes to market structure and competition, NCBA's position is simple – we ask that the government not tell us how we can or cannot market our cattle," said John Queen, NCBA president and North Carolina cattle producer.
NCBA and other meat industry groups, such as American Meat Institute, expressed support for alternative marketing arrangements such as forward contracts, production contracts, packer ownership and custom feeding.
"We believe the strength of the livestock marketing system in the U.S. is the flexibility it provides to producers, packers/processor and retailers in responding to market signals and offering an increasing variety of alternatives for the producer through to the consumer," AMI President J. Patrick Boyle said.
Industry to Congress: Stay out of cattle marketing
By Tom Johnston on 4/18/2007 for Meatingplace.com
A study by USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration concluded that flexible marketing choices have benefited some producers while maintaining the market's competitiveness.
All the more reason, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association told the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry at a hearing Monday, that the federal government should shelve any legislation that would restrict the way producers market their cattle.
"When it comes to market structure and competition, NCBA's position is simple – we ask that the government not tell us how we can or cannot market our cattle," said John Queen, NCBA president and North Carolina cattle producer.
NCBA and other meat industry groups, such as American Meat Institute, expressed support for alternative marketing arrangements such as forward contracts, production contracts, packer ownership and custom feeding.
"We believe the strength of the livestock marketing system in the U.S. is the flexibility it provides to producers, packers/processor and retailers in responding to market signals and offering an increasing variety of alternatives for the producer through to the consumer," AMI President J. Patrick Boyle said.