Here's a trade deal for you

**shtferbrains** · May 18, 2026, 20:24

Mercosur free trade agreement is what gets Brazilian and South American beef into Europe easier than the deal we have with Europe.
They have a quota that doesn't have to meet all the EU slaughter house policy that we will never attempt.
We don't want to take shit from Trump so Carney will sign anything laid in front of him.

**goalieguy847** · May 18, 2026, 22:37

So..
serious question as ill play devils advocate.

Are the cattlemen more concerned about this potential deal becoming a trade irritant with the USA.. or about the price of cattle coming down. ?

If beef at the supermarket came down... the vast majority of canadian consumers would be happy.
beef is stupid. And yes, i know the middle.men are making more % wise than they were 5 yrs ago...
but beef producers are doing just fine when they sell animals.

Its not an easy spot to be in and i dont envy cattle producers. On one hand you want consumers ( including yourself) to pay less for groceries...but you also want to sell your commodity for as much as possible.

But realistically.. is this price of beef sustainable?
i think not.

At some point it will come down. This may just accelerate it as herd growth is... slow.

Here's a trade deal for you