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Author-Name: Pascal L. Ghazalian
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Lethbridge
Title: Enhancing Canada’s Beef Exports and Competitiveness in the Global Market
Abstract: Alberta reports the highest revenues among all provinces in beef cattle ranching and farming,
but there is still considerable potential to maximize profits by expanding international trade.
In 2022, Canada exported 0.78 million head of cattle and 430,000 metric tonnes of beef, for a
total trade value of C$5.2 billion. That same year, Canada ranked eighth globally in the volume
of beef exports, sixth in the value of beef exports and fourth in the aggregate value of live cattle
and beef exports.
This study aims to provide a policy brief on Canada’s beef and cattle production and exports,
and international market access and conditions. Trade barriers are identified and evaluated, and
the implications of non-tariff measures (NTMs) are examined. These include, for example, the ban
imposed by the European Union and the United Kingdom on the importation of peroxyacetic acid
(PAA)-treated and hormone-treated beef, and the United States’ political/legislative attempts
to invoke the mandatory country-of-origin labelling (CoOL) standard for Canada’s beef exports.
This study also discusses the benefits and limitations of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) for
Canada’s beef exports, such as the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA); the Canada-EU
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); and the Comprehensive and Progressive
Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The study concludes by exploring the
opportunities to increase Canada’s beef exports and competitiveness in international markets.
Journal: The School of Public Policy SPP Briefing Papers
Volume: 17
Issue: 10
Year: 2024
Month: August
File-URL: https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/JSC33-CdaBeefExportGlobal-Final.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:clh:briefi:v:17:y:2024:i:10