U.S. can't recover from BSE by itself
US - If the United States wants to regain world beef markets, it must work closely with Canada and Mexico. "If we are going to compete in the global markets , we have to harmonize up to a North American system," said Chandler Keys, head policy analyst for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.If this does not happen, Canada and the U.S. will lose markets to South America. Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina are poised to enter the world market as a meat exporting force
Source: Western Producer