It turns out that R-calf's actions are going to hurt the cattle industry in getting the Japanese export market open again.
A Japanese official told me the following:
"R-CALF's actions will actually delay the re-opening of the Japanese border. Current actions by [U.S.] Senators and House members have stimulated the Japanese media and Japanese consumer associations to start an opposition campaign. This will delay the internal Japanese review process, especially the risk-communications process for consumers.
Pay a price that's for sure. I still say the action was right. We will just have to see what happens when it comes to Japanese markets. They, the Japanese, have their own country to take care of just like we have our own country to take care of. That's what the concept of Sovereign Nations is all about.
The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to hear the music of our own opinions. Adlai Stevenson
Justin Mills said the other night at the FB annual meeting that Canada is expanding their capability to kill and US jobs are going away.
I guess eventually we will know what actually happened? I agreed with you that the border should not be opened until there is proof that the feed problem up there is resolved.