Industry

The Canadian food and beverage manufacturing sector has faced slower-than-expected growth in the first half of 2025, with sales and margins experiencing pressure given the challenging trade and economic environment…

Prime Minister Mark Carney returns to Ottawa today without any deals to remove U.S. tariffs from Canadian goods, but he is leaving two of his key ministers behind to keep…

The facilitator of a U.S. pork industry led effort to create a national swine health strategy says the level of producer involvement in the effort has been energising   by…

The Ontario government is investing over $41 million over the next four years to build and revitalize Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario (ARIO) infrastructure    As part of the government’s…

Maple Leaf’s pork business spinoff, Canada Packers Inc., traded for the first time Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange    The shares, which trade under the symbol CPKR, closed at…

As Canadians prepare to gather around their tables this Thanksgiving, Canada’s Food System: Our Food, Our Future, is launching nationally to connect Canadians to our country’s greatest asset: our food system   …

A recent trade mission this September to Japan took place, celebrating Canada becoming Japan’s top pork supplier for the first time in 40 years    The delegation made up of…

The temporary foreign worker program is once again in the headlines after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for it to be eliminated, blaming foreign workers for a recent rise in…

Australian beef has replaced U.S. supply in China since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, funnelling hundreds of millions of dollars that have in previous years gone to the U.S. cattle industry into…

The Canadian agriculture and food industry is a major player in global trade, known for its high-quality and sustainably produced food    Our close relationship with the United States, has…

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is calling on Canada’s elected officials to prioritize the renegotiation of the Canada, United States Mexico trade agreement and to tone down the rhetoric…

In the ever-expanding world of agriculture, the health of our animals is integral to our success   by Kayla taitz – Alltech    Efficient production, greater profits and sustainable agriculture…

Canada has an opportunity to diversify $12 billion of food and beverage exports to non-U.S. markets to protect against trade disruption, enhance global competitiveness and build a more resilient agriculture…

Brazilian meatpacker JBS is prepared for a likely shift in the country’s cattle cycle that could lead to reduced availability of animals for slaughter next year     by Roberto…

Canada’s annual inflation rate rose 1.9% in August as gasoline prices on a yearly basis fell at a slower pace than in the previous month and food prices were up…

Thirteen of Ontario’s top butchers showcased their extraordinary skills during Monday’s elimination round of the Ontario’s Finest Butcher Competition, vying for a spot in the grand finale      Scores…

The Swine Health Information Center is inviting pork sector stakeholders to provide their input for the development of its 2026 Plan of Work   by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca The…

A monthly update of the Canadian Drought Monitor shows many parts of the Atlantic region in the red, representing “extreme drought,” including almost the entire province of Prince Edward Island…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved new genetically modified (GM) pigs for human consumption    by Molly Benjamin – FoodTank Researchers engineered the GM pigs to resist…

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is pleased to announce Don and Geraldine Bettle, Passekeag Holdings Inc, located near Passekeag, New Brunswick as the recipient of The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA)…