I'll believe it when I see it. He told our Prime Minister that it will
take the beaurocracy 5 months to get ready. Don't spark up yer BBQ in
anticipation. The U.S. power structure is still ****ed off at us for not
jointing the "Coalition of the Willing" The whole situation makes no sense.
Canadian farmers are starving and U.S. consumers want the beef as a shortage
has pushed up prices.
The vast majority of beef processed in Canada is done by three American
Corporations. (Cargill, OK Packers and ????)They are now making obscene
profits as farmers are getting virtually nothing for live animals. In
Quebec, downer or hamburger cows go for $0.18/lb yet the cheapest fatburger
sells for $3.29/lb. These farmers have the audacity to ask for a floor price
of $0.42/ lb but the processors say NO. This summer, at the peak of BBQ
season, T-Bone steak could be purchased for a mere $25.99/Kgm. One farmer
stated that after he delivered his beef to the packer, after all costs were
deducted, he had $1.53 remaining. Not enough to buy a hamburger in a
restaurant. Another farmer said he had enough money left to purchase a 2 1/2
roast.
Some wise person postulated that each beef cow crossing the border
between Canada and the U.S.A. should have a flask with 20 shots of flu
vaccine around it's neck.
Unfortunately, the U.S. signs trade agreements that it consistently does
not honour. Perhaps if Alberta beef is considered not good enough for U.S.
consumers, Alberta oil sould be looked upon the same way. Freeze in the dark
you bunch of *******s!!!!
Farmer John
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"Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
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> "Fudge" > wrote in
> :
>
> > You Americans will not be picking any Alberta beef out of your
> > teeth for a long time. The Shrub told us that unless Canada signs
> > up for Star Wars II, there will not be any Canadian beef shipped
> > to the U.S. Too bad, it is excellent beef.
>
> Perhaps sooner than you think.
>
> From Canadian Cattlemen's Association:
>
> On November 19, 2004 the rule to allow the importation of live cattle
> and an expanded list of beef products into the U.S. from regions at
> minimal risk for BSE moved the next step in the administrative
> process. (Canada is a minimal risk country. According to world
> organization for animal health (OIE) guidelines, a minimal risk
> country can have up to 2 cases of BSE per million head of cattle
> diagnosed each year. The cattle population in Canada is currently
> approximately 14 million head.)
>
> http://www.cattle.ca/newsroom/NewsCu...%20process.pdf
>
> --
> "It is easier for a rich man to enter heaven seated
> comfortably on the back of a camel, than it is for
> a poor man to pass through the eye of a needle."
>
> Supply Side Jesus