‘There’s nothing worse than uncertainty’: cattle sector looks to slow Mercosur trade stampede

The Canadian Cattle Association wants the feds to create a new insurance program to help herds rebound from 40-year lows, maintain tariff-free access to the U.S., and prevent any increase from the South American trading bloc.
The Canadian Cattle Association says this country needs a cohesive agricultural strategy that treats rebuilding the cattle herds as a project of national interest.

 With Canada’s cattle stocks nearing a four-decade low, the sector is calling on Ottawa to provide certainty ahead of this fall’s federal budget to help grow herds and seize the opportunity of record beef prices without undermining the fragile rebound with a stamped...

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