Cdn. mad cow crisis forces U.S. layoffs
WINNIPEG - Canada's mad cow crisis -- once viewed as a financial windfall for the American beef industry -- is now forcing layoffs and the "imminent economic collapse" of some slaughterhouses in the United States.Losses to American beef producers and that country's packing industry as a result of the continued border closure to live Canadian cattle are expected to reach over $490 million this year alone.
Source: Canada.com
8 May 2005
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