The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has reported that beef exports are up 8% in value with pork exports below last year’s pace in volume.     Canada is a top five destination for both U.S. beef and pork exports, but U.S. shipments are sometimes slowed by regulatory issues.   The transition to the Public Health Information System or PHIS, was intended to simplify this process, but as USMEF Director ...

Extreme weather caused by climate change, the policy and regulatory environment in the country and protectionism are the three top concerns of those in Canada’s agricultural sector, according to a new survey by Angus Reid Institute (ARI) found  by Ali Al Ashoor - Capital Current ARI partnered with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), supported by the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan, to assess ...

The H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows in the United States, raising concerns about its spread to humans  Reuters Since 2022, bird flu in the U.S. has infected 168 dairy herds, 7 people who were exposed to poultry, 4 people who were in close contact with infected cattle, more than 100 million chickens and over 9,500 wild birds.    "The health agency also said preliminary results from ...

A new tool added to the Swine Health Information Center's domestic swine disease monitoring report will strengthen the efforts of pork producers to rid the swine industry of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.   by Bruce Cochrane - Farmscape.ca This month’s domestic swine disease monitoring report, released as part of the Swine health Information Center's July eNewsletter brings onboard PEDV PCR genotyping information.   SHIC Associate Director Dr. Lisa Becton says this ...

Nobody likes to take a major detour on their summer road trip or hail a taxi during rush hour, but this is akin to what’s going on in the global shipping sector  by Leigh Anderson - Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Global shipping capacity has been reduced due to detours around Africa from the ongoing unrest in the Red Sea (Figure 1). Currently, there are too few ships to haul containers ...

The 25th annual Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championship is being held in St. Jacobs, Ont   by Colton Weins - CTV News The event is being held in conjunction with the Livestock Markets Association of Canada’s (LMAC) annual convention this weekend. Each year the convention and championship move to a different part of Canada. The Ontario Livestock Exchange is the host this year. Three dozen auctioneers from across Canada competed in ...

The market dynamics represent an ever-changing landscape of the Chicken Meat Market by providing actionable insights into factors, including supply and demand levels   Accounting for these factors helps design strategies, make investments, and formulate developments to capitalize on future opportunities. In addition, these factors assist in avoiding potential pitfalls related to political, geographical, technical, social, and economic conditions, highlighting consumer behaviors and influencing manufacturing costs and purchasing decisions.  "This ...