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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…

Trump Issues Executive Order To Protect Against Meat Shortages

The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today said President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to ensure the ongoing production of meat and poultry to feed Americans during the…

Farmers Eye Culling Pigs as U.S. Meat Packing Plants Close Their Doors

Broad shutdowns of major U.S. meat packing plants due to COVID-19 are deepening woes for Canadian pork farmers, choking food supply chains and snuffing out demand for thousands of baby…

Canada’s Meat-and-Potato Problem Intensifies as Coronavirus Pandemic Hits Food Supply Chain

Canada’s potato industry joins a growing number of food sectors that finds itself in crisis, a crisis sparked by the near elimination of demand for french fries by David Akin…

CPC Leads Pork Farmers Urgent Request For Government Help to Continue Producing Food

Canada’s pork producers are facing an unprecedented crisis as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has put farm families and their livelihoods at risk and the potential for a sharp…

Many Restaurants Won’t Recover From COVID-19 Without Rent Relief

A new survey from Restaurants Canada has revealed that nearly all foodservice businesses are concerned about their current debt levels, and many won’t survive the impacts of COVID-19 without longer-term…

Beef Ranchers Bear Brunt of Alberta Processing Plant Closure Due to COVID-19

The temporary closure of an Alberta meat processing facility due to a COVID-19 outbreak isn’t expected to result in beef shortages, but the reduction in capacity will mean that ranchers…

Cargill Shuttering High River Plant Due to Coronavirus Breakout

The Cargill meat-packing plant in southern Alberta announced Monday it is temporarily shutting down as the result of COVID-19 by Bill Graveland – The Canadian Press The High River facility,…

CFA President Warns Domestic Food Supply Needs to be the Biggest Government Priority

Mary Robinson, President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), hosted a virtual press conference to address the extraordinary challenges being faced by Canadian farmers due to the COVID-19 pandemic…

Ontario Chicken Farmers Working Hard To Deliver Chicken as Usual Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Chicken is the #1 protein choice for Canadian consumers and, while Ontarians have adjusted where and what they eat and how they shop amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario chicken farmers…

Agri-Food Partners Ready to Address Food Bank Needs

Partnerships are key to helping Canada’s agri-food sector fill the skyrocketing needs at the country’s food banks. Since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, food bank use across the country has…

Turkey Farmers and Processors of Canada Introduce The Wishbone Project

At this critical time, Canada’s turkey farmers and processors are coming together to launch The Wishbone Project “The Wishbone Project is how Canada’s turkey sector, farmers and processors are giving…

University of Saskatchewan’s CLS Helping to Protect California Farms From Drought

Researchers used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan to look at where carbon ends up in soil and are contributing to an effort to mitigate the…

First National TakeoutDay Launches to Support Foodservice Industry in Canada

A national initiative has been launched to help save the foodservice industry in Canada that has been decimated by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic By Mario Toneguzzi – Retail Insider On…

Keeping Canadians and Workers in the Food Supply Chain Safe

The Government of Canada is announcing $50 million to help farmers, fish harvesters, and all food production and processing employers, put in place the measures necessary to follow the mandatory…

North America Meat Plant Workers Fall Ill – Walk Off Jobs

At a Wayne Farms chicken processing plant in Alabama, workers recently had to pay the company 10 cents a day to buy masks to protect themselves from the new coronavirus,…

Hundreds of U.S. Meat Workers Have Now Tested Positive for Virus

There’s been a spike in coronavirus cases at meat plants in the U.S., with hundreds of reported infections in just the last week. That’s adding to questions over the fragility…

Farmers Warning of Supply Issues Due to Delay in Arrival of Migrant Workers

COVID-19 is delaying the arrival of seasonal foreign workers who are critical to planting, tending and harvesting food crops across Canada. That is raising concerns about the ability of the…

Our January 2025 Issue

In our January 2025 issue we dive into the Smithfield files IPO, Global Red Meat Market trends, Solar Energy and Agricultural activities, Brazil adopting beef traceability, Meat Processing equipment, Rising agriculture crime, Canadian Ag investing, the Meat Institute's new COO, and much more!