Study calls for transparency in Alberta beef processing with hopes of improving the industry's resilience

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Study calls for transparency in Alberta beef processing with hopes of improving the industry's resilience
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More information is critical for an industry that operates \u0022on very thin margins,\u0022 producers say

Worker turnover one of industry’s top concerns, with unskilled workers often lasting just days on the jobThe pandemic showed just how precarious the sector is if there is a shutdown at one of the two major federal level plants in Alberta. There are six of these plants in the province, but two of them — JBS Foods Canada and Cargill Meat Solutions — account for almost 90 per cent of the slaughter capacity.

Other issues include harmonizing specified risk material regulations with the U.S. to end a competitive imbalance, opening up access to capital to aid in expanding facilities, pathfinding to regulatory compliance and improved interprovincial market access.The beef industry is already pushing for some of these changes.

He added the study will bolster their credibility when they go to different stakeholders and levels of government on these issues.Article content Processors voluntarily reported these numbers until May 2020 when, citing confidentiality concerns and COVID-19 related disruptions, they stopped. Reporting has yet to return and the study suggests that “a mandatory reporting system be considered.”Opinion: Some biodiversity advocates miss the forest for the trees when it comes to beef production

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