This program was set up for our export customer countries that were demanding verification it was US beef- and beef that met certain other BSE specs (UTM, have to be slaughtered in plants that don't slaughter OTM's, have to be in plants that don't handle Canadian product, etc).
So, it has only been since May 20, 2003, that they have been doing this?
Try again!
It has been due to the fact that they could get quality product, at a disocounted raw product price, add value and resell it at a marked up price that has kept US export market growing.
That's fine, believe what you will! We will continue to expand out export market, ship the 10% that you need and ship the exscess quality product to other countries.
We'll add the value here in Canada, keep pushing for protectionism OT, I'm sure it will help you in the long run.
Hey, but short term gain is better, right, the hell with long term gain, for the betterment of the industry.
"I'm OT, I only think of myself, screw the rest"