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Canada is "Jumping the Gun" on Impact of COOL on Canadian Cattle Producers

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 6:49:23 CST

Our midweek Beef Buzz continues to look at the Canadian decision to pursue a possible trade sanctions case against the US because of Country of Origin labeling in this country. The President of the National Farmers Union, Tom Buis, has weighed in on the subject- and in a news release from their Washington office says "U.S. consumers have consistently demanded information concerning the source of the food products they purchase. COOL provides this information in a way that is truthful without distorting or creating barriers to trade. I believe Canada is 'jumping the gun' in this complaint about mandatory country of origin labeling."

Buis adds that the US is a strong position to defend COOL as not being a trade barrier.

We also hear a little more from John Masswold of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association and why they believe that this case is reasonable.

The Beef Buzz is a regular feature heard on radio stations around the state on the Radio Oklahoma Network- and is a regular audio feature found on this website as well. Click on the listen bar below for today's show- and check out our archives for older Beef Buzz shows covering the gamut of the beef cattle industry today.

Ron Hays Beef Buzzing on a Wednesday with more on COOL and Canada

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