HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-01-20, Page 15THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005. PAGE 15.
Beef producers hear some good ne=uvs
By Jim Brown
Citizen staff
The last 19 months have been a
very stressful times for beef
producers, Ron Wooddisse of the
Ontario Cattlemen’s Association
(OCA) told the annual meeting of
the Huron County Beef Producers on
Jan. 12.
However, he noted that it was not
all bad news being faced by the
producers.
He said a major step forward in
allowing the importation of live
Canadian cattle and all beef products
into the United States was made on
Dec. 29, 2004, with the
announcement of the final rule
regarding the' border opening for
March 7.
The rule to allow the importation
of feeder and slaughter cattle under
30 months of age and an expanded
list of beef products into the U.S.
was written by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture to take into account
that a few additional cases of BSE
would likely be found in Canada.
The legal action filed by R-CALF
is not an unexpected move from this
protectionist group.
One of the reasons why the rule to
re-open the U.S. border to Canadian
products took 10 months to move
out of the USDA was the USDA’s
over-abundance of caution in
ensuring it could withstand a legal
challenge.
Canada is allowed up to 11 cases
in a 12-month period to remain at
minimal risk. Minimal risk criteria is
based on the number of cattle over
24 months of age in Canada (one per
million).
Internationally, according to
Wooddisse, Canadian beef has been
exported at least once to 50 different
markets since January 2004.
He noted that Japan has indicated
it would treat Canada the same as the
U.S., in that they will require age
certification, which is something
Canada has been.able to do with its
Canadian Cattle Identification
Agency (CCIA) system.
Macaw, Cuba and Hong Kong
have re-opened their borders to
Canadian beef and Taiwan appears
close to doing so. China has
announced that it will be re-opening
to semen and embryos, but the
process is slow.
Wooddisse said Indonesia was
interested in resuming trade for both
over and under 30-month beef. But
that was before the tsunami of Dec.
26.
The goal of the Canadian Beef
Export Federation (CBEF) is to
increase exports outside the U.S. to
500,000 tonnes by 2007.
"To do this, trade access must be
normalized to key markets,” he said.
"May we
have a
better year
in 2005’
Continued from page 1
for what we believe in,” said Walker.
Despite all the changes currently
faced by the industry, no one cannot
lose sight of the end goal, the
rebuilding of the Canadian beef
industry.
“United we stand, divided we fall.
May we have a better year in 2005,”
he concluded.
He stated about 10 per cent of
Ontario’s checkoff dollars go to
CBEF to help develop export
markets.
Ten million dollars has been set
aside by the Ontario government for
an Ontario cull animal strategy.
Seven million dollars of that is for
abattoir expansion at a 50-50 cost
sharing and $3,000,000 is set aside
for the industry.
Wooddisse said $1.3 million is for
deadstock collection, $200,000 for-
Ontario cattle identification age
retirement through the Beef
Identification Organization.
$500,000 for emerging animal
wildlife fund in co-operation with
the Ontario Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(OSPCA) and $1 million for cull
cow product and market
development.
He said the CFIA program is
working as they focus on 4-D
animals — dead, down, dying or
diseased.
The program has projected it will
test 30,0000 animals this year and
that the most recent case of BSE is a
result of surveillance testing.
“As time advances, the chance of
new cases will likely decline,” said
Wooddisse.
He indicated the veterinarian will
come out to a farm and collect
samples for testing and the producer
will receive support to off-set
disposal costs.
“Hopefully, this continual testing
will help to maintain consumer
confidence in Canadian beef,” he
said.
Dennis Martin of the OCA said
producers can participate in a fed
cattle set-aside program by calling 1-
888-292-5856. There are no
application forms.
The reverse-auction system will
allow producers to submit bids for
the per-day, per-head price they will
be willing to accept to set-aside a
number of their market-ready cattle.
The auctions run from 2 p.m. on
Mondays to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays.
In order to participate, a producer
who has not previously registered,
must register before the auction
begins on Mondays at 2 p.m.
Eligible cattle must have an
average weight of 1,300 pounds for
steers and 1,200 pounds for heifers,
with the minimum weights being
1,100 for steers and 1,000 pounds
for heifers.
Martin said the cattle will have the
ability to be graded A and the
minimum lot size is 20 head.
Successful bidders will be notified
by OMAF. They must submit CCIA
tag numbers of the cattle being set
aside, an on-farm verification agent
will visit to verify the cattle meet the
program standards and cattle are
required to be sei aside 90 to 120
days of until the border opens.
Martin said in order for the
producer to participate in this
program, they must have calves born
in 2004, the calves cannot be sold
until Sept. 1, 2005 and cannot be
slaughtered until Jan. 1, 2006.
Wooddisse said the 2004 Canadian
Agricultural Income Stabilization
(CAIS) advance payment, which the
OCA has been lobbying for as its top
request, has been agreed to by the
government.
To qualify, producers must be
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