CANADA.
CONCERNS OVER LIVE EXPORTS.
Canada has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization, over the new US law that requires retailers to provide the country of origin labeling on fresh beef and pork.
There would appear very little likelihood of success in this application, according to industry experts. This leaves the government of Canada gravely concerned over the refusal by traditional US Meat plant buyers, to take Canadian livestock.
Farm groups say a growing number of meat plants in the United States, are refusing to accept Canadian cattle and pigs.
The downturn in the Canadian economy is causing a slowdown in retail meat sales, with shoppers looking for cheaper cuts.
This would be as good a time as any, for the Canadian beef industry to get in on the act and pioneer new export markets, This is what Ireland had to do in the sixties and built one of the finest beef export industries in the world.