Agriculture committee  There are really two significant effects. First, as long as the fed cattle remain in the feedlots, there isn't any room for calves. This specifically answers the question about the fall. Second, as Ms. Tranberg just said, when there's a $350 or $400 price drop per head, the cash

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon. My name is Michel Daigle. I'm the chair of the National Cattle Feeders' Association, or NCFA. I live in Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot, Quebec, in the Saint-Hyacinthe area. I want to thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. The NCFA is the voice of Canada's

Agriculture committee  In recent history, the slaughter or processing industry has been so concentrated that two big players alone account for 75% to 80% of all cattle slaughtered in the country. When an epidemic of COVID-19 proportions breaks out, this is exactly what happens. In the future, will—

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Ms. Tranberg. In January in eastern Canada, we were a little behind in slaughter, which was not the case in the west. You have to realize that the situation is often a little different across the country. Right now, the opposite is true. The big meat packing plants ou

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair and honourable committee members, thank you for having us here today. On behalf of the National Cattle Feeders' Association, or NCFA, thank you for the opportunity to outline the economic impacts of COVID-19 on cattle feeders across Canada. My name is Michel Daigle, an

International Trade committee  As you mentioned, it's an altogether different agreement from the one with the EU. We are talking about a market that's already highly integrated. Market-wise, as Ms. Tranberg indicated, Canada exports 45% of all its beef production, with 75% to 80% of those exports going to th

International Trade committee  The trade lines already exist; the new agreement makes them stronger. The really important thing about the new agreement is that it doesn't add any costs. When country of origin labelling came in, it cost the Canadian cattle industry billions of dollars. A few years ago, a lot of

International Trade committee  A group of cattle farmers in the U.S. decided to ask the American government to introduce country of origin labelling for meat products. You'll understand, then, that when an organization in a free-trade zone slaughters Canadian animals in a slaughterhouse, it must slaughter the

International Trade committee  Yes. When the retailer requires country of origin labelling and demands only U.S. beef, it's discrimination against all Canadian beef products. The economy is so entwined that live cattle are also imported and exported. Currently, the level of U.S. cattle imported for feeding in

International Trade committee  On behalf of the National Cattle Feeders' Association, we thank the committee for the opportunity to speak to Bill C-4. To begin, the National Cattle Feeders' Association supports the swift ratification of the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement, and calls upon all MPs to ens

International Trade committee  NCFA represents Canadian cattle feeders on national issues and Les Producteurs de bovins du Québec also belongs to the association. NCFA works in collaboration with stakeholders and government to strengthen and improve the cattle feeding sector. Through NCFA, Canada's cattle