Beef industry in Canada faces challenges but consumers still buying
Frozen Bone-In Beef
Canada
Published Jan 21, 2022
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Canadian beef industry faces challenges but consumers still buying
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Canada’s beef producers can’t catch a break. The latest problem is beef import suspensions by China, South Korea and the Philippines sparked by the discovery of an atypical case of BSE found in Alberta. This setback is stacked upon problems related to the western Canadian drought, including forage shortages and high feedgrain prices. COVID-19 adds further complications as the latest Omicron variant sweeps around the world causing staffing headaches for packing plants. Cattle producers are also frustrated that they are not fully reaping the profits from high consumer beef prices. But they can take modest comfort from the fact that the high retail prices are not deterring consumers from buying their product. It seems most people love the taste of meat, no matter the price. Regarding the import suspensions, the Canadian industry hopes the disruptions will be short because atypical BSE cases are not an issue for human health and are not supposed to be a reason for import bans, ...
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