Podcasts Culture Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) The New Future of Canadian Beef Exports (Part 2 Q&A)

The New Future of Canadian Beef Exports (Part 2 Q&A)

Published: Oct. 13, 2005, midnight

b'The Canadian beef cattle industry has been in serious trouble since May \\n2003 when a case of BSE was discovered in Alberta. The export of live \\ncattle was stopped for over two years.\\n\\nHowever, boneless boxed beef from cattle under 30 months of age was \\nallowed to reenter the U.S. after about three months.\\n\\nCattle ranchers and feedlot operators suffered seriously during this \\nperiod. Dairymen also suffered as they could not export heifers or older \\ncows or bulls. The total cattle population has increased over the last \\ntwo years. This has added to the problem.\\n\\nThe U.S. border is now open for live cattle over 30 months of age, but \\nwill it remain so?\\n\\nWhat is the future for the export of Canadian beef?\\n\\nSpeaker: Ted Haney is President of the Canada Beef Export Federation. He \\nwas raised in Southern Alberta on a mixed farm. Ted graduated from the \\nUniversity of Alberta in 1982 with a B.Sc. in Agriculture and again in \\n1992 with a M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics. Before joining the Canada \\nBeef Export Federation in 1992, Ted worked as an agricultural consultant \\nin Canada and Asia.\\n\\n

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