Tam said:
Oldtimer said:
But remember-- one from Canada showed up testing positive at one of our slaughter houses-- costing the US cattle industry Billions $.....With the 26 fold increased risk of the cattle in Canada, this could occur again.....
That along with the fact that until we get M-COOL implemented- the importing and comingling of the higher risk cattle/beef will negatively affect our domestic demand....
Its not worth taking the risk......The US stands nothing to gain and all to lose...
Wrong what cost you billions is the fact that the OIE told you, you could not consider her in isolation of your domestic herd because of over a hundred years of OPEN TRADE.
Funny thing is after all those years of open trade with a country about to find BSE you never found more than one imported case or any effects from any other Canadian cow.
now stop diverting the topic and answer why your system was able to protect your herd from all those years of open trade but for some reason it can't now?
Telling your export markets beef coming from a BSE effected country is unsafe is not a smart thing to do when those trading partners believe you are a BSE effected country Oldtimer You have your export markets to loose are you willing to do that?
Wrong again Miss Tam,what has cost the US cattle man billions as you put it,is the fact
OIE proved they were bought and paid for by the AMI,now you explain to us how a country with numerous BSE cases with a tenth the cattle,can be classified like the USA.
Our export markets are'nt stupid,they know as long as we continue this open border policy with canada we become one and the same.
I say the border stays clamped tight until
you accept responsibility for your actions and remedy them,some of our export customers have already indicated they will not accept beef from the US as long as its being comingled with canada,M Cool will fix that................good luck