. Agri-news. Agriculture. COCOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOM July 15,1991 Grading changes will affect buying, selling slaughter cattle Producers need to understand the proposed changes to Canada's beef grading system because those changes will affect how slaughter cattle are bought and sold says an Alberta Agriculture market analyst. Major changes to the system include adding marbling and specific yield criteria notes Ron Gietz. These changes, scheduled to take effect on January 1,1992, will affect how the beef producer does business next year he adds. The proposed system introduces marbling into the Canadia
. Agri-news. Agriculture. COCOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOM July 15,1991 Grading changes will affect buying, selling slaughter cattle Producers need to understand the proposed changes to Canada's beef grading system because those changes will affect how slaughter cattle are bought and sold says an Alberta Agriculture market analyst. Major changes to the system include adding marbling and specific yield criteria notes Ron Gietz. These changes, scheduled to take effect on January 1,1992, will affect how the beef producer does business next year he adds. The proposed system introduces marbling into the Canadian grading system. Marbling is already included in the system, and the proposed system parallels the American definitions. The Canadian designation for absence of marbling would be B1; trace, A ( Standard); slight, AA ( Select); and, small, AAA ( Choice). As well, each carcass would be graded for meat yield calculated from measuring the loin-eye area, carcass weight and fat thickness. There will be three yield designations - A1, A2 and A3 - but standards for each haven't been set. One proposal is for yield breaks between A1 and A2 at 60 per cent, and between A2 and A3 at 55 per cent. "For the producer just as important as how the system works is what will become the new bench-mark price," says Gietz. "In most markets, that's the most common ; If the new grading system were implemented tomorrow, over 50 per cent of Canadian fed cattle would receive an AA marbling rating. If the yield break was set at 60 per cent, over 60 per cent would grade A1 on yield. "On this basis, the AA-A1 designation could become the new bench-mark," Gietz says. Because higher yields are clearly better than lower yields, A1 cattle would always receive a premium price over A2 and A3 cattle he says. "Currently though, there's no direct connection between the new system and railgrading. However, the Canadian Cattleman's Association has expressed a des
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