U.S. producers reaped mad-cow profits

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Calgary — U.S. beef exports soared 17 per cent after world markets shunned Canadian beef due to a case of mad cow disease, says a Statistics Canada report.

Most of the increase went to Mexico, Japan and South Korea where Canadian and U.S. exporters traditionally compete, said the report released Wednesday.

But industry officials suggested the picture is not as bleak as it might seem. Re-establishing trade links will be easier since customers don't seem to have lost the taste for high-quality, grain-fed beef, said Ted Haney of the Canada Beef Export Federation.

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Makes ya wonder.