A view from the steps of Memorial Hall in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei. (CIA.gov)

Taiwan again accepting Canadian UTM beef

One of the top international importers of Canadian beef is back in the market after closing its ports to the product last year. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday announced Taiwan will again accept beef from Canadian cattle under 30 months of age (UTMs), effective immediately. Taiwan had pulled the […] Read more

CCA Report: Support for Canadian beef producers

From the June 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

On May 17, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) enjoyed participating in a fundraiser for people displaced by the Fort McMurray wildfire. Conservative Party interim leader and member of Parliament for Sturgeon River — Parkland Rona Ambrose hosted an all-party barbecue fundraiser in the East Block Courtyard on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Joining me to serve […] Read more


URGENT: More temporary foreign workers needed

URGENT: More temporary foreign workers needed

Beef producers and packers may not always see eye to eye, but on two things they definitely agree — there’s a critical and chronic labour shortage at farms, ranches, feedlots and packing plants across the country and this issue needs a quick fix. Not a Band-Aid-style quick fix, but a well-thought-out strategy put into action […] Read more

Comment: The clock is ticking on TFW

Late last month the beef industry got a glimmer of good news on the labour front when Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk officially requested a review of the Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) program. Unfortunately it appears she didn’t do it fast enough or go far enough to stop the next scheduled cut […] Read more


cattle in a feedlot

Manitoba Beef Producers agree to raise National Checkoff

News Roundup from the March 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

With six of the 16 resolutions coming out of Manitoba Beef Producers’ fall district meetings asking members to support the proposed National Checkoff increase to $2.50 per marketed head, it was easily the biggest item up for discussion during the association’s February annual general meeting at Brandon. “It was a big decision and after a […] Read more

Motherland Monument, Kiev. (CIA.gov)

Packers approved to move beef, pork to Ukraine

Inspectors have approved 15 Canadian beef and pork processing plants to export to Ukraine, more than doubling the number of Canadian meat plants able to ship to the country. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced Ukraine has, essentially, approved beef and pork exports from any Canadian federally-registered establishment […] Read more


CCA Report: Greeting new Ministers

From the December 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

I’d like to start off by congratulating Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on their appointments with Canada’s new federal government. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) is encouraged by the public remarks they’ve made to date on trade issues, and particularly the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL). […] Read more



cattle herd in winter

It’s all about the cattle numbers

Numbers are the lifeblood of the North American beef industry. Whether it’s cattle prices, wholesale beef prices, slaughter and production levels, or cattle and beef exports and imports, the industry pores over numbers every week to glean what might lie ahead. Forecasts for 2015 start with cattle numbers. The early prospects continue to be bright […] Read more