Services for Producers

Marketing

• Administration of the Règlement sur la mise en marché des bouvillons du Québec
• Management of sales to the United States (e.g.: transport, custom and  contractual follow-up)
• Operation of electronic auctions
• Negociation of sales to Canadian and American slaughter plants
• Collection of payments from buyers, producer payments and transport cost deductions
• Validation and correction, if necessary, of buyer information
• New market developments
• Audits for farm operations that participate in the various certification programs (e.g.: Canadian Beta Agonist-Free Beef Certification Program)
• Follow-up on developments in reference markets to keep the producers informed

Information to producers

• Regular update of the Extranet site information (e.g.: slaughtering data, producer payments, statistics on sales and pounds of weight gain, information and analysis documents)

Services

• Development and management of the Bovitrace traceability software program
• Inspection of the main slaughter plants (Ontario and Maritimes) to ensure compliance with rules and standards (e.g.: carcass preparation and cutting)
• Support service to producers

Representation

• Member of the National Cattle Feeders Association which makes representations and lobbies on issues of concern to the Canadian fed cattle industry

 

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