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U.S. pork processor seeks to delay court decision limiting slaughter speeds

U.S. pork processor Seaboard Foods wants to pursue a 10-1/2-month delay to a federal court decision that would force it to slow the speed of hog slaughtering at a massive…

Canada returns to trade deficit position in March as imports surge

Canada’s trade balance shifted back to a deficit in March following two consecutive months of surplus as imports jumped significantly while exports edged up slightly, Statistics Canada said by Julie…

H1N1 and H1N2 Viruses Represent Low Risk to People

The General Manger of Manitoba Pork says the identification of two rare strains of Influenza virus in humans in Manitoba poses a minimal risk to humans by Bruce Cochrane –…

BCRC blog: Resources For Drought Management

Recurring drought is a natural part of the climate in many areas of Canada and creates a challenge when managing grazing and forage resources Beef Cattle Research Council ( BCRC…

Restaurant Brands reports Q1 profit and sales up from year ago, beats expectations

Restaurant Brands International Inc., the parent company of Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeyes, topped expectations as it reported its first-quarter profit and sales grew compared with a year ago…

Foodservice Concept Wingstop Announces Plans to Open 100 Locations in Canada

Dallas-based fast-casual restaurant chain Wingstop has announced that it will enter the Canadian market with plans for about 100 locations over the next decade.  by Craig Patterson – Retail-Insider.com The…

Restaurants need more sector-specific support to keep feeding Canada’s recovery

Restaurants Canada welcomes a number of commitments unveiled today in the federal budget — most notably, the promise to extend the rent and wage subsidies until Sept. 25, 2021 —…

Tyson Foods First Meat Company to Join Cattle Traceability Program

Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN), is putting its support behind a cattle disease traceability program called U.S. CattleTrace Global Newswire This…

US Markets: Hog futures sink by daily limit as profit-taking hits market

U.S. lean hog futures sank by their daily exchange-imposed trading limit on Thursday as profit-taking overwhelmed the market following blistering rallies, analysts said by Tom Polansek – Reuters The setback…

Foodservice workers have hit the pandemic wall

As prolonged COVID-19 related lockdowns continue across Canada, the restaurant and foodservice sector has reached a critical point where survival of the industry as a whole, may not be an…

From FCC: All Canadian farmers take on debt – how do you manage yours?

Farmers of all descriptions will take on debt during their farming career by Trevor Bacque – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) For some, it’s paid off nearly as quickly as they…

Mooswa Films Announces Production is Underway on Season Six of Moosemeat & Marmalade for APTN

BC-based Mooswa Films is thrilled to announce that Season Six of their popular food documentary series, Moosemeat & Marmalade, was green lit for APTN Newswire This exciting announcement comes in…

Nervous North American farmers set to ‘seed in faith’ into parched soils

Fields across the Canadian Prairies and the U.S. Northern Plains are among the driest on record, raising production risks in one of the world’s key growing regions for canola and…

TrustBIX blog: How Blockchain Can Support Food Supply Chain Management

Imagine a distributed set of computers, openly accessible to trusted parties, that each serves as synchronized ledgers of reliable information regarding transactions taking place amongst a group of business partners   These computers also allow you…

The Alizés Awards 2021 : Rewarding Excellence and Resilience

The Group Export Agri-Food is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the 2021 Alizés Awards, presented by FCC.    Newswire Canadian agri-food exporters have until June…

Ontario Pork Chair and Vice-Chair Elected

The Ontario Pork Board of Directors welcomes incoming Chair John de Bruyn and Vice-Chair Arno Schober   Ontario Pork De Bruyn, a producer from Oxford County, and Schober, a producer…

FCC Report: How Canada can secure its spot as an agri-food powerhouse

Canada has a global reputation for being an agri-food powerhouse, and many voices around Canada’s trade table believe the country can achieve greater success  by Trevor Bacque – Farm Credit…

Pork Producers Advised to Take Advantage of Strong Forward Pricing Options

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services is advising pork producers to consider pricing as much as 30 percent of their hog production through the spring, summer and…

Sixteen Agri-Food Exporters Taking on New International Markets

The Group Export Agri-Food and its partners, National Bank, FCC and Fonds de solidarité FTQ, are pleased to announce the selection of 16 Quebec exporting companies as part of ZENITH, its new…

Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern rail deal seen boosting farm sales

Canadian Pacific’s $25 billion deal to buy Kansas City Southern will create a rail network from Canada to Mexico that farm groups say could smooth the flow of their goods…

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!