Pork

Meat Processing Disruptions Amid COVID-19 Spur Changes to Canadian Beef Supply

Just in time for barbeque season, beef analysts expect changes in meat prices and supply in Canada following disruptions to the industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic by Debbie Knight –…

Farm Credit Canada-Backed Fund Offers Innovative and Flexible Solutions for Uncertain Times

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, on behalf of Farm Credit Canada (FCC), announced the launch of a $100-million Agriculture and Food Business Solutions Fund to support proven, viable…

Food Inspectors Could Face Sanctions If They Refuse Reassignment to COVID-19-Infected Meat Plants

The union representing Canada’s food inspectors says Ottawa is threatening disciplinary action against employees who refuse to be reassigned to work at COVID-19-infected meat plants by Kathleen Harris – CBC…

Ontario Meat Processors Applaud Governments $2.25 Million Investment in COVID-19 Agri-Food Workplace Protection

Meat & Poultry Ontario (MPO) welcomes the announcement made by the federal and provincial governments that they will invest $2.25 million to provincially licensed meat processing plants to protect employees…

Cargill to Shut Quebec Beef Plant Temporarily Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

The Canadian arm of U.S. agribusiness Cargill said on Sunday it would soon temporarily shut a meat-processing plant in the province of Quebec after 64 workers tested positive for the…

Messe Frankfurt Takes Over Management of Process Expo in Chicago

Messe Frankfurt is continuing its collaboration with the American industrial association FPSA (Food Processing Suppliers Association), owner of the trade fair Process Expo. As of 1 May 2020 Messe Frankfurt’s…

Swine Health Information Center Calls for Stakeholder Feedback

The Swine Health Information Center is inviting pork sector stakeholders to provide feedback on the usefulness of its monthly domestic and global swine disease monitoring reports by Bruce Cochrane –…

Canada’s Chicken Farmers Still Waiting for Support

While welcoming the Prime Minister’s government announcement regarding financial support for agriculture and agri-food, Canada’s chicken farmers believe that the government does not fully understand what they need to mitigate…

Workers at JBS Believe Huge Effort at Meat Plant Will Keep Them Safe

As the morning shift begins at the JBS meat-packing plant, workers line up leisurely and with appropriate social distancing at the back of the staff parking lot to pick up…

CCA Press Release: Prime Minister Announces Initial Payment to Beef Producers and Commits to Provide More

The Government of Canada (GoC) announced its initial support today for Canada’s beef industry amongst other agriculture announcements The portion of the announcement pertinent to the beef industry includes: $50…

CFA Says Rising Prices and Food Shortages Inevitable Without Increased Government Backing For Canada’s Farmers

While the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) welcomed today’s announcement from the federal government for $252 emergency funding, the amount is not enough on its own to avert negative impacts…

Temple Grandin on Why Big Meat Supply Chains Are Fragile

About five years ago, I was giving a lecture in my livestock handling class at Colorado State University about animal welfare, and when I turned to write on the whiteboard,…

COVID-19 Clouds Future of Food Processing Sector

The Chief Agricultural Economist with Farm Credit Canada says the COVID-19 crisis is testing the adaptability of Canada’s food processing sector by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Farm Credit Canada’s…

As Meat Plant Infections Rise, Canada Lets Packers Choose When to Close

In Cargill Inc’s High River, Alberta plant, supplier of more than one-third of Canada’s beef, 391 workers were sick with coronavirus when the company suspended operations, according to provincial health…

Canada Could Lose 15% Of Its Farms By Year End with Worst of Pandemic to come for Agriculture

For Canadian farmers, battered by labour shortages, processing plant shutdowns and dramatic shifts in demand, the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is yet to come, says an agricultural expert “Ottawa…

This Years Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada Will Be An Online Event

This year’s Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada (ANCC) will take place via a series of engaging webinars instead of the originally scheduled in-person conference The virtual format will allow us…

CFA Seeks $2.6 Billion to Maintain Food Security in Canada

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has asked the Federal Government to provide an Agriculture and Agri-Food Emergency Fund of $2.6 billion to help maintain food security in Canada in response…

The Meat Plants in Canada Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak

COVID-19 infections are now disrupting parts of Canada’s food sector, including the meat processing industry by Brooklyn Neustaeter – CTV News.ca Meat-packing plants in Alberta that are responsible for a…

McDonald’s Canada to Start Using Imported Beef Amid Supply Concerns

McDonald’s Canada says it will start importing beef as Canada’s beef supply chain struggles to meet current demand amid COVID-19 The restaurant chain, which prides itself on using only Canadian…

Bilateral Trade Key to Strong Canadian Agri-Food Sector

The Research lead with Agri-Food Economic Systems suggests, bilateral trade agreements and strong trade relations with food dependant countries will be key to maintaining the viability of Canadian agriculture as…

Our February 2025 Issue

In our February 2025 issue we look at, Dietary Guidelines including meat, AI at IFFA 2025, Trade challenges for the Canadian Beef Industry, Shifting Consumer Demand, Strengthening food security, Cattle Fax forecast, Eliminating internal food trade barriers, and much more!