Summarizing the science: A recap of World Hereford Conference technical sessions

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Review and Forecast of Beef Industry Trends on a Global Basis Speaker: Robert Meijer, President, Canada Beef Inc. (former Director of Corporate Affairs, Cargill Ltd.) Robert Meijer started with the bad news first, followed by a summary of beef marketing opportunities globally."Federal marketings are down from the previous year by 16 per cent in 2011," he said. "And federal production is expected to decline further over the next two years.""Forty-two per cent of Canadian beef production is exported," said Meijer. About 73.5 per cent of those exports go into U.S. markets. We should consider our U.S. neighbours to be our "best friends" in this regard. There is still opportunity in that arena, he says.