Tommy; is it coincidental that the articles you post are the same ones that Callicrate emails out to the whole world?
From the article: The Japanese were willing to cover the extra testing cost and open their market to Creekstone's product. If the USDA had permitted Creekstone to test all of the animals it sent to Japan, U.S. exports could have resumed quickly giving the Australians little time to move into that market.
Response: did any Japanese customers ever come forth to confirm this? The reopening of the market is a true SWAG from the author.
From the article: Our guess is that if the USDA had quickly approved Creekstone's request the market interruption for U.S. beef would have been less than three months, giving little time for competitors to establish themselves in the market.
Response: another major SWAG by the author.
When the author addressed RCalf's annual convention in 2004, did he cover any of these issues?