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Senators push market access for U.S. beef

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Senators push market access for U.S. beef



Drovers news source | Thursday, June 03, 2010



Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), along with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) hailed unanimous Senate passage last night of their resolution urging China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mexico and Vietnam to follow international guidelines and provide full market access to all U.S. beef products.



"I am pleased the Senate unanimously passed this resolution urging Japan and six other countries - China, Hong Kong, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, and Vietnam - to completely remove their baseless bans on U.S. beef and beef products. This sends a clear, bipartisan message to these countries that six years is too long for beef producers to wait for fair treatment. We expect our trading partners to live by internationally-accepted standards and that means opening their markets to U.S. beef," said Johanns.



"We applaud the Senate for standing with us and with American ranchers and farmers in the fight to open markets for U.S. beef," Baucus said. "The science clearly proves U.S. beef is entirely safe and we will simply not stand for unscientific and unfounded barriers that hurt hardworking ranchers in Montana and across the nation."



"The unanimous support this resolution received in the Senate sends a strong signal to the rest of the world that we will continue to fight to ensure our producers can compete on a level playing field. Beef producers in Arkansas and across the country are losing billions of dollars due in large part to unfair trade barriers in our export markets. This resolution calls on other countries to play by the same rules as we do and is an important step in the fight to open these markets to U.S. beef," Lincoln said.



The Senators introduced Senate Resolution 544 today as part of their longstanding effort to open foreign markets for American ranchers and farmers. The Senate passed the resolution by unanimous consent last night.
 

Kato

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We expect our trading partners to live by internationally-accepted standards and that means opening their markets to U.S. beef," said Johanns.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

"The science clearly proves U.S. beef is entirely safe and we will simply not stand for unscientific and unfounded barriers that hurt hardworking ranchers in Montana and across the nation."

Montana.....mmmm..... and that would be the home of Who????


There are so many levels here to comment on, that it's hard to know where to start. It's such a different story when the shoe's on the other foot, isn't it?

Welcome to our world.
 

Big Muddy rancher

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Kato said:
We expect our trading partners to live by internationally-accepted standards and that means opening their markets to U.S. beef," said Johanns.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

"The science clearly proves U.S. beef is entirely safe and we will simply not stand for unscientific and unfounded barriers that hurt hardworking ranchers in Montana and across the nation."

Montana.....mmmm..... and that would be the home of Who????


There are so many levels here to comment on, that it's hard to know where to start. It's such a different story when the shoe's on the other foot, isn't it?

Welcome to our world.


Maybe we will have to change Oldtimer's name to Hypocrite exposer :D
 
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Anonymous

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But we were told if the US changed the rules/science- and got the International rules/science changed for Canada-the rest of the world would follow them...

How many years ago has that been now--5-6 :???: And what good did changing the science and rules for Canada do if the rest of the world doesn't recognize them :???:
 

burnt

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Oldtimer said:
But we were told if the US changed the rules/science- and got the International rules/science changed for Canada-the rest of the world would follow them...

How many years ago has that been now--5-6 :???: And what good did changing the science and rules for Canada do if the rest of the world doesn't recognize them :???:

Gee, if the world trade doesn't recognize what Canada has done then I don't like the U.S.'s chances at all there oldtimer! :lol: :lol: :lol:
 

Sandhusker

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Our government has been full of crap and more than willing to throw science out the window for "trade". If I was those countries, I would remind Washington that the person with the checkbook decides what to buy.
 

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