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Canada & the U.S.: Partners for Success Beef Information Centre: Working to Maximize Value
Canada is one of the leading beef-producing nations in the world and for many years the United States has been our largest customer. U.S. buyers purchase more than 300,000 tons of Canadian beef on an annual basis. The Canadian industry is committed to building on this long-term partnership. Our objective is to provide products and services that maximize the value of our high quality beef for your business.
Trade in beef products is an important contributor to what has become the world’s largest trading relationship. In 2007, total trade between the two countries exceeded $560 billion. Canada is the leading export market for 36 of the 50 U.S. States, and ranked in the top three for another 10 States. In fact, Canada is a larger market for U.S. goods than all 27 countries of the European Community combined, whose population is more than 15 times that of Canada (Source: U.S. Commercial Service - United States of America Department of Commerce).
Canada’s Beef Information Centre actively works with U.S. importers and meat professionals in the distribution, food service, retail and processing sectors. One of our most important contributions is facilitating and supporting relationships between Canadian beef suppliers and our clients in the U.S. The companies we represent have substantial experience serving the U.S. market. Approximately 75% of Canadian beef produced for export is delivered to the U.S.
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