We want to make sure we don't slide back to where we are too dependant on cattle exports and we don't have enough capacity in Canada . The only way processing exists, is if its able to make a return on investment.
Access to over 30 month aged cattle should open up in the third or fourth quarters of 2006.
Before the border was re-opened we couldn't handle the market ready cattle. Right now, we have the largest calf-crop in a while and our feedlots are full. Because of all of this, the demand is high for Canadian live cattle within the U.S. packing industry.
Because feeder cattle flow to where the feed is the cheapest, a lot will depend on what happens this summer with the weather.