It’s not just the higher Canadian dollar that is taking a toll on beef exports to the United States. The CFIA will have to re-examine the rules, say industry reps, to level the playing field
by DON STONEMAN
Trade in beef with the United States has changed and it isn’t likely to improve unless there are strategic changes, says Ontario Cattlemen’s Association director Doug Kaufman of Woodstock.
”The beef business . . . is built on a 65-to-70 cent dollar,” he says. “There are a lot of problems. The Canadian dollar is the biggest one. You can’t do much about that one.”
But there are other issues as well.