date:Jun 17, 2015
will not take Canadian pigs due to the COOL ramifications and the others that do take Canadian hogs, do so at a discount.
The cost to the Canadian Industry according to the Canadian Government is in the billions. Since COOL implementation, the Canadian Breeding Herd has declined by over 20 per cent . Not all the decrease is attributable to COOL cut it certainly was a major factor.
If COOL is repealed and we expect it will be, we expect more free flow pigs from Canada. The Eastern Corn Belt wit