The following is a 30 July 2013 news release by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
… Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Canada Beef Chair Chuck MacLean welcomed a new import levy that will provide new investments in research and market development for Canada's beef industry. An amendment to the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order will see the current levy of $1 per head of cattle for beef marketed in Canada applied to importers…
Canada Beef estimates an additional $800,000 will be collected through the import levy on an annual basis, and these funds will help increase the profitability of Canada's beef sector…
This news release is available in its entirety at: http://www.agr.gc.ca/cb/index_e.php?s1=n&s2=2013&page=n130730&src=hp.