Canadian cattle farmers and local veterinarians have a key role in maintaining Canada’s BSE negligible risk status that protects Canada’s beef trade.
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Canada’s BSE program has seen steps forward
Canadian cattle farmers and local veterinarians have a key role in maintaining Canada’s BSE negligible risk status that protects Canada’s beef trade
BSE testing drags on Canadian cattle sector
Canada has a clean bill of health when it comes to mad cow disease, but we’re still testing like we’re on high alert
Canada has a clean bill of health when it comes to mad cow disease (BSE), but we still require the cattle and beef sector to test like we’re on high alert.
Setting cattle aside may help buffer effects of U.S. tariffs
With the Trump tariff threat looming, should Canada’s beef sector start pondering an ask for a set-aside program, should the trade barriers be imposed?
With the Trump tariff threat looming, should Canada’s beef sector start pondering an ask for a set-aside program, should the trade barriers be imposed?
Scotland reports case of mad cow disease
The Scottish government on Friday confirmed a case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as mad cow disease, at a farm in the southwest of the country, the first British case of the disease in over two years.
More BSE-era trade irritants may soon disappear
The Canadian Cattle Association continues to work on resolving specified risk material and U.S. cattle holdback issues
Two remaining irritants from the BSE crisis could soon go by the wayside. The United States has had to segregate a much smaller list of specified risk materials (SRMs) than Canada, which has resulted in more competitive challenges for beef processors. The loss of small and medium-sized processing has been significant, said Dennis Laycraft, executive
Taiwan formally opens to OTM Canadian beef
BSE-era restriction now lifted
Taiwan has officially lifted its import ban on Canadian beef and beef products from animals over 30 months of age (OTMs). Canada’s Trade Minister Mary Ng and Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the move Friday, saying Taiwan’s decision “will offer an opportunity to expand Canadian beef exports to Taiwan and diversify export markets in the
20th anniversary reflections on BSE
The cattle sector looks back on the crisis that rocked the industry, and the profound changes that followed
The dates are seared in Dennis Laycraft’s brain. May 20, 2003, when the first positive test of a cow with BSE was confirmed; Aug. 10, 2003, when the U.S. and Mexico restored import access for Canadian boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age; July 14, 2005, when the U.S. reopened full access for
Taiwan pledges full access for Canadian beef
Market to reopen in 'a couple weeks,' minister says
Canadian beef exporters can expect to regain full market access to Taiwan within the next couple of weeks, Canada’s international trade minister said Thursday. Posting on Twitter Thursday from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade ministers’ meeting in Detroit, Mary Ng said Taiwanese officials have confirmed the decision, which she hailed as “great news
U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to contract lows on demand woes
CME cattle futures also lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures sank to contract lows on Monday, with the market under pressure from plentiful supplies and weak demand for pork at grocery stores and on the export market. “The story remains one of a slow-to-move product market,” brokerage StoneX said in a note to clients. Cattle futures
U.S. reports case of atypical BSE
Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in an older beef cow at a slaughter plant in South Carolina. USDA said the animal never entered slaughter channels and the agency did not expect any trade impacts as a result. It was
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