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About the Canada Beef Export Federation

 

 

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Vision

Our vision for a dynamic, profitable Canadian beef industry is to have our high quality beef products recognized as the symbol of excellence by our global customers.

Mission

The Canada Beef Export Federation facilitates the expansion of strategic global markets for Canadian beef products.

Mandate

The Canada Beef Export Federation identifies and develops key export markets to increase the sale of Canadian beef products with the cooperation of all companies, organizations and institutions that benefit from this success.

Objectives

To secure and increase markets outside the USA for Canadian beef products in order decrease export dependence on the USA.

To prevent international price erosion with a mid term goal of achieving and sustaining US price equivalence.

To secure and develop improved access to international markets.

To create strategic partnerships and alliances in order to improve cooperation, coordination and information sharing.

Goals

The Federation has set the goal of exporting 495,000 tonnes ($1.83 billion) of Canadian beef products to Asia and Mexico by the year 2015. Specific country goals include: 67,000 tonnes to Mexico; 30,000 tonnes to Japan; 27,000 tonnes to South Korea; 14,000 tonnes to Mainland China; 7,000 tonnes to Taiwan; 16,000 tonnes to Hong Kong and 7,000 tonnes to South East Asia. These ambitious goals form part of Canada’s global beef export goal of 800,000 tonnes by the year 2015.

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Board of Directors and Committees


 
Board Chair Dr. Kee Jim
 
Telephone (403) 938-5151
Facsimile (403) 938-5175
Email keej@feedlothealth.com
Address
Feedlot Health Mgmt Services
PO Box 140, Bay 7  87 Elizabeth Street Okotoks, AB  T1S 2A2

 
Past Board Chair Ben Thorlakson
Telephone (403) 948-5434
Facsimile (403) 948-2992
Email tflfarms@telus.net
Address
Box 3490  Airdrie, AB  T4B 2B7

 
Vice Chair
 
Jeff Cline
 
Telephone (316) 291-8132
Facsimile (316) 291-2839
Email jeff_cline@cargill.com
Address
Cargill Foods - 151 N. Main Wichita, Kansas

 

Vice Chair
 

Jeff Rosgen
 
Telephone (403) 501-2162
Facsimile (403) 501-2100
Email jeff.rosgen@tyson.com
Address Lakeside Farm Industries PO Box1868 Brooks, AB T1R 1C6

 
Vice Chair & Technical Committee
Chair
Brett Campbell
 
Telephone (403) 258-3233
Facsimile (403) 243-0199
Email bcampbell@xlfoods.com
Address
XL Foods Inc.
5101 - 11 Street S.E.
Calgary, AB T2H 1M7

 
Promotion Committee Chair Roland Baumann
 
Telephone (250) 567-5033
Facsimile (250) 567-5033
Email rrranch@hwy16.com
Address
BC Cattlemen's Association
11362 Blackwater Road
Vanerloof, BC V0J 3A1
 

 
Membership
Committee
Chair
Gib Drury
 
Telephone (819) 459-2991
Facsimile (819) 459-1803
Email tiedrury@hotmail.com
Address 466, chemin des Érables
Alcove, QC J0X 1A0
 

 
Finance and Audit Chair  

Travis Toews
 

Telephone (403)275-4400
Facsimile (403)274-0007
Email tktoews@telus.net
Address
Canadian Cattlemen Association, Box 2462  Beaverlodge, AB T0H 0C0

 
Director
Alberta
Chuck Maclean
Telephone (403) 528-2991
Facsimile (403) 528-2981
Email macleanc@telusplanet.net
Address
3381 Gershaw Drive SW, Medicine Hat, AB     T1B 3N2
Director Saskatchewan Brian Ross
Telephone (306) 634-4330
Facsimile (306) 634-5886
Email rossranch@sasktel.net
Address
Box 207, Estevan, SK  S4A 2A3
Director Manitoba Dane Guignion
Telephone (204) 263-5429
Facsimile (204) 648-2865
Email dguignion@mts.net
Address
Box 220, Pine River, MB  R0L 1M0
Director Ontario Paul Sharpe
Telephone (519) 837-0510
Facsimile (519) 837-4842
Email sharpefarms1@yahoo.com
Address
7707 Mill Rd., R.R.#4, Guelph, ON  N1H 6J1

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Member Services

Around the world, CANADA BEEF is building recognition and demand for Canadian beef products. By integrating the industry’s export goals and activities into a coordinated strategy for success, CANADA BEEF is bringing a strong and unified export presence to the market.

With an established presence through our offices in five key international markets, CANADA BEEF is going the distance in forging strong links to export opportunities.

The competitive advantage of CANADA BEEF is created through the entire industry working together to increase worldwide recognition and demand for Canadian beef products.  In its role to coordinate strategies and fund export initiatives, CANADA BEEF provides its members with a number of services and programs designed to assist them in
realizing new international opportunities.

Market Identification

Through an on-going market research program, we identify markets or sectors that my present opportunities for our industry. Research studies quantify opportunities, identify constraints to export success and devise preliminary strategies for market penetration. Guided by this information, we prioritize markets in order to make funding allocation decisions.

Market Access

Once a market has been identified as an export priority, we assess all market barriers facing Canadian beef exporters. In cooperation with our members, CANADA BEEF prepares industry positions and strategies to eliminate these barriers.

Local Representation

Local representation in our five key markets of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China (incl. Hong Kong) and Mexico provides Export Members with a head start in market penetration. Export Members benefit from current and ongoing market intelligence, on-the-ground trade contact facilitation, and the representation follow-up requisite to establishing business relationships.

Partner Market Development Program

This program shares the risk and expense of corporate market entry into export markets. CANADA BEEF assists Export Members in becoming familiar with new and existing export markets and in developing a series of new international buyer-seller relationships.  The Partner Program allows Export Members to directly contribute to the image, profile and awareness of Canadian beef and veal in export markets.

International Market Services

CANADA BEEF helps members enter and expand their share of foreign markets with trade contact facilitation, detailed market intelligence and product inquiry information obtained from sources around the world.

Beef Promotion in Priority Markets

Through Canadian beef promotions, we develop the corporate environment in markets where Canadian exporters can pursue new sales activities. These programs improve our customers’ product knowledge, improve industry awareness, and promote our Canadian profile to consumers.

CANADA BEEF also brings groups of key foreign buyers to Canada to promote understanding of the Canadian industry and export companies – their people and their products.

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