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Global Chicken Meat (Fresh, Frozen, Processed) Market Forecast 2024-2030

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…

Canadian New Product Approval Process Affords Pork Producers in Competing Countries an Advantage

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork says Canada’s own approval process for new products is giving pork producers in other countries an advantage in the global market   by Bruce…

Cargill Surpasses 50 Percent Completion Milestone for Regina Canola Processing Facility

Cargill, a global leader in oilseed processing, today announced it has surpassed the 50 percent completion milestone in the construction of its new canola facility located at the Global Transportation…

JBS Foods Canada to produce 7 million kilograms of beef patties with new expansion

An incentive program from the Alberta government is making it possible for a major beef processing plant in Brooks to increase its production capacity  by Michael Franklin – CTV News…

FCC Report: Has Canada’s hog industry turned the corner?

With summer bar-b-ques lighting up across the country and BLT season around the corner, the time has come for those in Canada’s hog/pork supply chain to breathe a little easier…

Paperwork problem delays Canadian pork shipments to China

Some Canadian pork shipments to China have been delayed by exporters using outdated forms to certify that the cargoes meet Chinese requirements, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said  by…

Minister MacAulay announces support for Canadian beef export market

Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of more than $6 million in two beef and cattle organizations through the AgriMarketing Program, an initiative under the Sustainable…

Canadian Meat Council and the Meat Institute Call for Enhanced Regulatory Cooperation in North American Meat Trade

The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) and the Meat Institute have jointly submitted a comprehensive set of recommendations to the Canada-US Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) to bolster regulatory cooperation and alignment…

Workers at Guelph’s Cargill plant to return to work Monday

After a 41-day strike, workers at Cargill in Guelph will return to work on Monday after voting in favour of a new contract CBC News Workers voted on the new…

A new UK government renews hopes for a free-trade deal with Canada

The major shift in the British political landscape after Thursday’s election is reviving hope for a possible free-trade deal across the pond in Canada by Sarah Ritchie – The Canadian…

The Meat Institute speaks out about Chinese trade agreements

The Meat Institute has submitted comments to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) opposing the proposed modifications to the Section 301 actions, advocating instead for comprehensive trade agreements as a sustainable…

Cargill closes US beef plant after deluge

US agri-food giant Cargill was forced to close a domestic beef plant on Monday (1 July) after the roof collapsed following heavy rainfall  by Andy Coyne – Just Food The…

McDonald’s Says Beyond Meat Burger test failed so what could It mean for Investors?

It’s been a difficult few years for Beyond Meat‘s (NASDAQ: BYND)stock, which is down 96% over the past five years, including falling 23% year to date by Geoffrey Seiler –…

CHARLEBOIS: You’ll soon be eating cloned meat without knowing it

Imagine savouring a steak from a cloned animal or sipping milk from a cloned cow by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois – Post Media Thanks to investigative journalism by Thomas Gerbet of…

Charolais breeders from around the world visit Canadian farms and ranches as part of the World Charolais Congress event

Charolais breeders from around the globe are in Canada for the World Charolais Congress by Glenda-Lee Vossler – Reach FM The last time the World Congress was in Canada was…

Climate change rapidly impacting Canadian agriculture

The planet is getting warmer and climate change—not surprisingly—impacts the way we feed the world by Jeff Renaud – University of Western Ontario In Canada, especially, our warming planet alters…

Range of Factors Influence Swine Caretaker Compliance with Bio-security Protocols

A survey of swine caretakers suggests a variety of factors play a role in the consistency of compliance with day-to-day biosecurity protocols   by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca A study…

Farm Credit Canada announces $5 million investment into GIFS at USask to accelerate breeding and innovation for Canadian agriculture

Canadian agriculture is set to thrive further with a $5 million investment from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) into the accelerated breeding program of the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS)…

Meat Institute Reports: Proposed changes to Packers & Stockyards Act will hurt meat producers

The latest proposed rule change to the Packers and Stockyards Act will set meat production back decades by encouraging litigation and limiting how livestock producers can market their animals to…

Canadian Beef Sector Urges Resolution on Cargill Labour Dispute

In a news release issued this week, the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) and Beef Farmers of Ontario, jointly encourage a labour resolution to reopen the…

Our December 2024 Issue

In our December 2024 issue we look at the Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement, Federal funding for the Cattle Industry’s Improvement initiatives, Ontario’s Agritourism Sector, Cargill cutting jobs, A&W tackling food waste, Consumer Trust over Climate Optics, the rising cost of doing business, and much more!