Ranchers and beef industry leaders attending CattleCon, America's biggest annual conference for beef producers, in San Antonio, Texas.

Uncertainty rules as Canadian cattle industry faces tariff threat

As Canadian beef producers return from talks with their U.S. counterparts, the only thing that seems clear is that neither side wants tariffs

Canadian producers returning from an American beef conference are no wiser about how their industry will be affected by possible American tariffs, said the past-president of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA). “Absolutely nobody knows what’s going to happen. We’re awfully thankful we got a 30-day reprieve, but at the end of the 30 days what […] Read more

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue holds a U.S. flag-themed face mask while speaking about the U.S. food supply chain as President Donald Trump listens during a COVID-19 pandemic response event at the White House on May 19, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Leah Millis)

President’s cattle call finds expected marks in U.S.

Trump suggests killing trade pacts with unnamed cattle-exporting nations

U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks Tuesday about imports of live cattle into the United States resonated predictably among that country’s various cattle producer groups. At a White House event Tuesday, flanked by U.S. farm and ranch leaders and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for a multi-billion-dollar COVID-19-related farm aid announcement, Trump said he “read yesterday where […] Read more


Attendees at the 2017 Food and Hotel China trade show watch USMEF chefs prepare U.S. beef and pork. (USMEF.org)

U.S. meat groups fear for market growth with China beef tariff hike

Chicago | Reuters — China’s proposal on Wednesday for tariffs on U.S. beef confirmed the worst-case scenario for the U.S. cattle industry, trade groups said Wednesday, even as they remained hopeful the dispute could be resolved quickly. China listed U.S. goods from soybeans to beef that could potentially incur a 25 per cent import tariff […] Read more




CCA Report: Drought concerns and trade talks

CCA Report: Drought concerns and trade talks

From the August 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

It’s been a busy summer for the Canadian Cattlemen Association (CCA), with plenty of activity on a number of ongoing files. CCA officials were in Charlottetown, P.E.I., for the annual July meeting of the federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture, where workforce issues, social licence and the extreme dry conditions in pockets of Alberta […] Read more