The R-CALFERS pretend if only they could have COOL all their problems would be solved, little realizing that practically all our beef would not be affected by the COOL law? The real theory behind COOL is that US packers wouldn't want to bother segregating Canadian beef and therefore would just buy American cattle. That is how R-CALF sees it...an economic trade barrier?
What they don't realize is that most of our young beef never hits the supermarket anyway? It goes to the steakhouses and high end restaurant trade. Before BSE, there was a steady stream going to Japan. The liners left feedlot alley for the plants in Washington, got killed, slapped a USDA label on them, onto the boat for Japan! And the Japanese marvelled at that tasty US beef! LOL
I believe Canada should also have a COOL law, so that our consumers know they are eating good quality Canadian beef instead of Aussie garbage or US corn fed Brahmas! We should never be afraid to label our beef "Product of Canada"? We should be proud enough of our product to label it and not be lumped in with an inferior product?
What they don't realize is that most of our young beef never hits the supermarket anyway? It goes to the steakhouses and high end restaurant trade. Before BSE, there was a steady stream going to Japan. The liners left feedlot alley for the plants in Washington, got killed, slapped a USDA label on them, onto the boat for Japan! And the Japanese marvelled at that tasty US beef! LOL
I believe Canada should also have a COOL law, so that our consumers know they are eating good quality Canadian beef instead of Aussie garbage or US corn fed Brahmas! We should never be afraid to label our beef "Product of Canada"? We should be proud enough of our product to label it and not be lumped in with an inferior product?
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