Canada Must Open Trade Doors

Cattle producers are confident that year-round access for trade with Canada will become a reality as NCBA continues to work through barriers which inhibit the live cattle trade with Canada.  The movement of live cattle to Canada has been restricted for many years due to Canadian concerns regarding diseases such as bluetongue and anaplasmosis.  NCBA has joined with  animal health experts to work through these barriers, and says the concerns are not based on sound science. 

 At a recent U.S. Animal Health Association conference in St. Louis, NCBA and other conference participants sent a message to APHIS urging it to place a high priority on reducing the impediments to live cattle export to Canada. 

“Canada exports over 51 percent of their beef production to the United States, yet they won’t give us full and fair access to their market.  Free and fair trade with our immediate neighbors must be a priority,” says Gary Weber, NCBA executive director of Regulatory Affairs.