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Study Shows Impacts of Canadian Ethanol Policy on Canada’s Livestock and Meat Industry
Ottawa, ON [January 31, 2012] A study from the George Morris Centre (www.georgemorris.org) demonstrates that the growth of ethanol production in Canada has had negative economic consequences for the livestock and meat industry. The Canadian Meat Council partnered with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and the Canadian Pork Council to commission a study by the George Morris Center to provide the beef, pork and meat industries with analytical information on the implications for the livestock sector of Canadian ethanol policies. As an independent think tank, the Centre provides industry decision makers with critical information and analysis on issues affecting the Canadian agri-products sector.
The ethanol industry has become a major user of grains in Canada. Government mandated use of ethanol, currently at 5% of gasoline, creates an inflated demand for feed grains. As a result, ethanol policy has had impacts on the Canadian grain markets and on other users of grain, such as the Canadian livestock and meat industry. The study, released today, concludes that Canada’s ethanol production has resulted in reduced incentives for livestock production in Canada and increased exports of feeder animals that could have been fed in Canada. Reduced livestock feeding in Canada means fewer live animals for Canadian meat processors as well as fewer jobs and lower economic activity for Canadians.
The Canadian Meat Council has long advocated for government policies that promote the use of non-feed grain inputs for ethanol (such as cellulose) and bio fuels and that provide opportunities to convert animal by-products into biofuels, energy, and electricity.
“Using precious agriculture land and input resources like fertilizer, pest controls and water to grow an input to fuel our vehicles rather than feed livestock and people is not a good strategy for the future”, stated Canadian Meat Council President Scott Entz, “especially now that the world’s population has surpassed 7 billion people.”
Canada’s meat processing industry includes some 400 federally registered establishments, providing not only safe, high quality protein for Canadian consumers, but also adding jobs and making a significant contribution to local economic activity in both rural and urban Canada. With some 67,500 employees and annual sales exceeding $ 21.3 billion, the industry is the largest segment of Canada’s food processing sector. Canada exports some $1.4 billion of beef and over $2.8 billion of pork to over 150 different countries around the world. The Canadian Meat Council has been representing Canada’s federally inspected meat processing industry since 1919. -30- |
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Canada’s Meat Processing Industry Praises Restored Access to South Korea for Canadian Beef Ottawa, ON. [January 20, 2012] Canada’s meat processing industry is grateful for the commitment and perseverance demonstrated by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast during Canada’s multi-year endeavour to restore access to South Korea for Canadian beef. Minister Ritz and Minister Fast were involved personally in the sustained intergovernmental discussions that have resulted in this positive outcome. The understandings reached with South Korea address the technical requirements for the resumption of trade in Canadian beef and beef products from animals less than 30 months of age. Commenting on this long-awaited achievement, Canadian Meat Council President Scott Entz stated: “South Korea represents one of the last remaining major countries to resume trade in beef and beef products with Canada. Finally, following an absence of eight years this country will be able, once again, to export its quality beef products to the world’s tenth largest importer.”
Without a free trade agreement with Korea there will be serious impacts on Canadian competitiveness in the Korean market, valued at $30 million for Canadian beef and $300 million for pork. “The longer that Canada lags behind the U.S., the EU and Chile in the implementation of progressive tariff reductions, the greater the negative effect will be on Canadian exports to this important market. Not only will Canada lose very quickly its vital status as a competitive supplier to South Korea, the Canadian disadvantage could endure throughout and even beyond the entire fifteen year tariff reduction implementation period. Now that the beef access technical issues have been resolved, we should move forward swiftly with the free trade agreement negotiations,” stated Entz.
Canada’s meat processing industry includes some 400 federally registered establishments, providing not only safe, high quality protein for Canadian consumers, but also adding jobs and making a significant contribution to local economic activity in both rural and urban Canada. With some 67,500 employees and annual sales exceeding $ 21.3 billion, the industry is the largest segment of Canada’s food processing sector. Canada exports some $1.4 billion of beef and over $2.8 billion of pork to over 150 different countries around the world.
The Canadian Meat Council has been representing Canada’s federally inspected meat processing industry since 1919. -30- |
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