National Ag News

The President of the American Veal Association says he is concerned about veal imports from the European Union.  Dale Bakke tells Brownfield the EU’s definition of veal is different, which explains why American veal is a higher-quality product.  “American veal is raised for 20-22 weeks, about 475 to 500 pounds.  They’re raised on a diet primarily of milk.  They’re also getting generally 100-150 pounds of grain where European veal is raised for 26 up to 52 weeks of age, so it’s a significantly older animal and plus they’re fed on a diet primarily of grain.”

Bakke also says EU veal producers are using animal health products that are illegal in the U.S. 

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