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We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose.

The demand for beef in Canada remains strong because I think people in America, in North America, know that we have a very strong food safety system and that our food is safe to eat.

The best proof of the high quality of American beef is the continued negative BSE findings supported by the highest surveillance possible. The administration should be working to increase our surveillance of BSE, not scaling it back.

In beef trade issues, we base our decisions upon science.

U.S. agricultural products, including safe, high-quality Montana beef, face unscientific trade restrictions in many important markets.

For too long, Japan has been dragging its feet as it ignores the steps the U.S. has made to ensure a safe beef supply and shows a disregard for our prior trade pacts.

I think it's important that, as a matter of course, the brain and spinal column were removed from this cow, and that would be the material that would cause concern in terms of human health. And therefore we're confident in the safety of the food supply.

Our job is to ensure that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome, accurately labeled for the benefit of the American consumers, and to make sure that they are in compliance with all federal laws.

Meat and poultry is safe. It's safer than it's probably ever been.

We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.