OCM: "And your economic analysis where you isolated all these factors says what?"
It says that prices were higher DESPITE R-CULT's BSE "fear mongering" to stop a WHOPPING 5% of our U.S. Beef consumption (Canadian live cattle imports THAT WERE COMING DOWN IN BOXES) by lying about the affects of BSE.
Risking the integrity of 80% of our U.S. beef consumption to stop the importation of 5% of our U.S. beef consumption only to have Canada eventually steal that portion of our export markets. REAL BRILLIANCE THERE OCM! Absolutely, bar none, the stupidist political move I have ever seen in my life.
It also says prices would have been lower DURING THEIR LOWS without the extra value that the beef checkoff created.
Don't lecture me on isolating factors that affect cattle markets when your chosen leaders have a new "BLAME FOR THE DAY" every time the cattle market drops. One week it's imports, the next week it's captive supplies, the next week it's packer concentration, and the next week it's USDA.
ALWAYS BLAMING SOMEONE when you guys don't have a clue what factors are playing on the markets such as competitive meat supplies, consumer discretionary spending, demand driven by value added products, boxed beef supplies, export demand, etc. etc.
R-CALF is still showing their phony graph that isolates the live cattle and beef trade sectors without mentioning hides and beef variety meat trade. Trying to create an "ILLUSION" again.
Funny how we can have the highest feeder calf prices ever recorded with the same level of packer concentration, virtually the same levels of captive supplies, and virtually the same level of imports.
Shows how much you geniuses know doesn't it?
Not one of you has the integrity to admit how wrong you were about feeder calf price predictions against the opening of the Canadian border. The epitomy of ignorance and arrogance.
The Chief: "I ask a simple question: How much profit did cattlemen enjoy BEFORE R-CALF was a part of the equation?"
HAHAHA!
TALK ABOUT CREATING AN "ILLUSION".
How much profit did cattlemen enjoy before we went to war in Iraq???
That would have just as much relevance.
Tell me one thing R-CULT did to increase the profitability of the cattleman? FEEDER CATTLE PRICES WENT UP AFTER THE CANADIAN BORDER OPENED so don't give me that lame argument.
Had NCBA and USDA not been there to offset R-CULT's lies about BSE, the headlines would have read "U.S. BEEF DEEMED HIGH RISK DUE TO BSE IN NATIVE HERD".
That's how much R-CULT helped U.S. cattle producers. How could anyone be so ignorant as to risk the integrity of 80% of our U.S. beef consumption to stop the importation of 5% of our U.S. beef consumption by lying about BSE. UN BE LIEVABLE!
~SH~