Industry

Canada posts surprise January trade surplus of C$1.9 billion on export gains

Canada recorded an unexpected trade surplus of C$1.9 billion ($1.38 billion) in January, driven by broad-based gains in exports, while imports posted a smaller increase led by motor vehicles and…

RC Show 2023 is Stirring Up 3 days of Business Building Content

Canada’s Leading hospitality and foodservice expo announces bar & beverage competition lineup, introduces industry-leading voices changing the bar scene, and much more      The bar and beverage scene in…

Food and Farming Champion Award Helps Connect Consumers with Agriculture

The Executive Director of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan says the Food and Farming Champion Award is an opportunity to draw attention to the good work being done to raise…

Is B.C.’s 2023 budget a missed opportunity to address top industry concerns of rising business inflation costs and labour shortages

Restaurants Canada is pleased to see B.C.’s provincial budget includes no business income tax increases, but rather offers a number of measures to address affordability challenges for British Columbians  …

Mad cow case in Brazil dubbed ‘atypical’ after export bans applied

A confirmed case of mad cow disease in Brazil discovered last month is “atypical,” the agriculture ministry said on Thursday, adding it will work to lift beef export suspensions swiftly…

BCRC celebrates 25 years of Beef Industry Research

This year, the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) celebrates 25 years as Canada’s national industry-led funding agency for beef, cattle and forage research      A new video has been…

Brazilian meat processor BRF posts $115 mln fourth-quarter loss

Brazil’s BRF reported a 601 million real ($114.7 mln) net loss in the fourth quarter on Tuesday, significantly above a loss of 130.62 million reais forecast by analysts, as management…

Fake Meat and the bursting of the Impossible Dream

Fake Meat was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just Another Fad by Deena Shanke – Bloomberg Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods wanted to upend the world’s $1 trillion…

ASF In Wild Boar in Greece Illustrates the Movement of the Infection

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests the identification of African Swine Fever in wild boar in Greece is a prime illustration of how the infection is…

Extreme drought makes cattle farmers thin herds, could cause future supply problems

An uptick in drought and other extreme weather events has beef farmers in the U.S. and Canada thinning their herds in near-record numbers, which could lead to supply problems in…

SHIC AASV Webinar to Focus on Emerging Strains of PRRS

A Swine Health Information Center American Association of Swine Veterinarians webinar planned for tomorrow will focus on emerging strains of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory syndrome    by Bruce Cochrane –…

FCC’s 2023 Cattle and Hog sector outlook

Prices continue the last two years’ growth trend for cattle and hogs. In Alberta and Ontario, steer prices will climb above the average 2022 price and above their five-year averages,…

Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop ‘war’ on poultry

Avian flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, according to veterinarians and…

New program promises improved employer recruiting and retention strategies

the Canadian food and beverage manufacturing industry’s non-profit workforce development organization – announced a new program, Achieving Our Workforce Destination: Qualified People, Successful Careers & Competitive Business      …

Canada’s Agriculture Day 2023

Canada’s Agriculture Day is a day to recognize the work of all those who help produce the food that Canadians and people around the world eat     Newswire “This…

Temple Grandin to receive CSU’s Founders Day Medal

Temple Grandin, Colorado State University’s renowned animal behaviorist and autism advocate, received the 2023 Founders Day Medal, a top university honor launched in 2010 to commemorate CSU’s birthday on Feb.…

SHIC Calls for Pork Sector Input on Its 2023 Plan of Work

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center is encouraging pork sector stakeholders to review and provide feedback on the organization’s 2023 plan of work    by Bruce Cochrane…

Food Inflation dips into Super Bowl spreads

As food prices stay hot, the chicken wings, pizza, party subs and snacks for your Super Bowl spread will come with a heftier price tag this year, whether you’re ordering…

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Applauds Government Industry Partnership

Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Minister is applauding a cooperative government industry partnership that’s helping prepare for the trade disruptions that could occur as a result of a foreign animal disease incursion  …

Spain detects a case of atypical mad cow disease, WOAH says

Spain has detected atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dead cow in the northwestern region of Galicia, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said    Reuters The disease,…

Our November 2024 Issue

In our November 2024 issue we feature FCC’s trend predictions on USA agriculture’s impact on Canada, McDonald’s E.coli crisis, Crowned Ontarios’s finest butcher, Beef industry leaders meeting to face 2025 challenges, Disappointment with Bill C-282, Rising crime in Agriculture, and much more!