http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. China and Canada signed agreements to increase modest levels of bilateral trade. China and Canada signed agreements to increase modest levels of bilateral trade. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090212/canada___beef_deal_signed_with_china.aspx meatpoultry.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Streamlining operations will increase efficiencies and deliver opportunities for growth in value-added chicken market. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090212/canada___press_release_maple_lead_foods.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Loblaw Companies Limited, one of Canada’s largest grocers, wants to ensure 100 per cent of the beef and pork products it sells in most of its store banners is Canadian by the end of this year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310112/canada___promoting_local_beef.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Approximately 800 Cargill Meat Solution workers in Canada could go on strike this week after union workers at the company’s Dunlop Drive processing facility (a.k.a. Better Beef) rejected a contract offer this past weekend. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010212/canada___cargill_beef_plant_problems.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT At a recent meeting of the Canadian Pork Council (CPC), Mr Jean-Guy Vincent received the country-wide support of his peers, and will lead the charge for the Canadian pork industry in the upcoming year at the CPC’s helm as its Chair. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020212/canada___new_pork_boss.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Cuts to federal meat inspection that will take place as early as April demonstrate how reductions in public services widely anticipated in the coming federal budget could affect ordinary Canadians. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300112/canada___food_safety_concerns.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT At a recent meeting of the Canadian Pork Council (CPC), Mr. Jean-Guy Vincent received the countrywide support of his peers, and will lead the charge for the Canadian pork industry in the upcoming year at the CPC’s helm as its Chair. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250112/canada___new_boss_at_canadian_pork_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The membership of Canada's national hog industry association has named its first vice-president, Quebec hog producer Jean-Guy Vincent, as its new chairman. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270112/canada___new_pork_boss__.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The programme uses the DNA TraceBack® system from IdentiGEN Canada Ltd. to trace parentage of individual hogs in order to make associations between incidence of on-farm swine mortality and the genetic relationship of the chosen sire at the boar stud. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300112/canada___pork_traceability_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The National Farmers Union wants governments to pass legislation banning hog farmers’ use of sow stalls. But Ontario Pork would rather see farmers who are building new facilities look at loose sow housing as the preferred choice rather than a ban for existing producers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310112/canada___talking_sow_stalls.aspx moscowtimes.ru Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT A new Winnipeg slaughter plant will go ahead despite the loss of $10 million in federal funding and an effort by Manitoba Beef Producers to end the voluntary $2 checkoff funding the project, according to its chief executive. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020112/canada___new_beef_plant_to_go_ahead.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT CANADA'S biggest grains handler, Viterra, will invest in its existing operations this year, allocating $C80 million ($75.8 million) to improve and expand its South Australian business as global economic jitters dampen its appetite for mergers and acquisitions. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030212/canada___good_profits_at_grain_handler_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT A pig plunged from a truck on an expressway here on the morning of Jan. 19, causing a major traffic jam, police said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030212/canada___pig_escapes.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT A northwestern Manitoba cow-calf producer and former municipal reeve will be the province's new minister for agriculture, food and rural initiatives. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010212/canada___cattlemen_meet_farm_minister.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Maple Leaf Foods in Brandon and Hylife Foods in Neepawa have expressed concern over the impact new restrictions on hog production contained in the "Save Lake Winnipeg Act" could have on their ability to source the numbers of hogs necessary to maintain capacity at their hog slaughtering plants. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310112/canada___the_pig_idustry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT One major step has been taken toward restoring access for Canadian beef in South Korea with the South Korean Parliament ratifying the import health requirements for Canadian beef, under 30 months of age, announced Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast late last week. This step is one of the final ones before Canadian beef can re-enter the South Korean marketplace. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160112/canada___beef_for_korea_.aspx meatpoultry.com Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT A northwestern Manitoba cow-calf producer and former municipal reeve will be the province's new minister for agriculture, food and rural initiatives. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230112/canada___cattlemen_meet_farm_minister.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT A cattle feedlot in Kirkton, Ontario uses a combination of manure and organic material to create biogas using an anaerobic digestion process. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230112/canada___maximising_feedlots_.aspx drovers.com Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has charged Maple Lodge Farms with violating dozens of federal animal regulations. The CFIA is alleging that between December 2008 and February 2009 and again between December 2009 and April 2010 Canada’s largest independent chicken processor was negligent in the deaths of thousands of chickens during transportation to its slaughterhouse. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230112/canada___more_shame_for_maple_leaf.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Feeder cattle prices in Western Canada were steady to $2-$3 per hundredweight (cwt) higher during the first week of 2012. There is a market tendency for feeder prices to jump after the holiday season and this year was no exception. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230112/canada___store_cattle_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The impact of the Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) measure on Canadian cattle exports is significant, says the Canadian Cattlemen's Association. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170112/canada___dealing_with_cool_labelling.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has laid 60 criminal charges against Brampton-based Maple Lodge Farms, Canada’s largest independent chicken processor, alleging violations of federal animal health regulations. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240112/canada___maple_leaf_are_a_bloody_disgrace_to_the_meat_industry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Compared to its "strongest quarter ever" in the year-earlier period, it could be argued that Cargill's second quarter (Q2) in fiscal 2012 had few places to go other than down. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270112/canada___cargill_profits_down.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The North American oats market is currently bucking the seasonal trends and showing weakness, despite the tightness of Canadian supplies, according to analyst Randy Strychar of OatInsight.com. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270112/canada___oats_and_wheat.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Save Lake Winnipeg Act, passed in June 2011, contains new provisions aimed at reducing the amount of nutrients entering Lake Winnipeg including new restrictions on hog production. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260112/canada___concern_over_pig_numbers.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Canada's Prairie farm belt is the driest it has been in five years, raising concerns for cattle and winter cereals in a region that has been recently more prone to floods. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200112/canada___concerns_in_the_cattle_industry_.aspx drovers.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Manitoba Pork Council warns provincial environmental legislation adopted earlier this year is putting the supply of hogs for the province's pork processors at risk which, in turn threatens the viability of hog farmers, Bruce Cochrane writes. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/261211/canada___fears_of_live_pig_shortage_for_meat_plants.aspx cbc.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Canadian beef under 30 months of age is to be allowed to re-enter the South Korean market. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240112/canada___door_open_for_beef_to_korea.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The government announced it resumes imports of Canadian beef starting Friday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230112/canada___korean_beef_market_opens__again.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ruminal acidosis in feedlot cattle is a common metabolic disorder of digestive origin with significant economic and welfare implications. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160112/canada___feedlot_cattle.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $2 per hundredweight (cwt) lower in comparison to week-ago levels. Many feedlots are running on skeleton crews through Christmas and New Year's and they don't want to be processing large numbers at this time. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110112/canada___store_cattle_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT "We have resisted public quantification of the cost as this may well become a point of arbitration in Geneva if the US refuses to resolve the issue and Canada seeks authority to impose tariffs on US exports equivalent to the negative impact of COOL," says the organisation. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180112/canada___dealing_with_cool_labelling.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Scientists of the Shandong Agricultural University in China, Lethbridge Research Centre in Canada and Amlan International studied the effect of purified zearalenone with or without modified montmorillonite on nutrient availability, genital organs and serum hormones in post-weaning piglets. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130112/canada___pig_research_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT U.S. laws on mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) have not only led to a substantial drop in U.S.-bound Canadian cattle exports, but helped widen the price gap between Canadian and U.S. marketings, Canadian research shows. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190112/canada___cattle_and_cool_laws.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The last week of 2011 was quiet with most auction barns closed for the holiday season. Feeding conditions remain favourable and margins look positive through January, which should provide a healthy environment moving forward. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190112/canada___store_cattle_prices.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Despite a fundamental boost from the lower Canadian dollar, packer procurement remained disciplined as fed values stabilized. With a relatively small cash offering, trade was slow to develop. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190112/canada___the_beef_market.aspx drovers.com Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Delegates attending the 2012 Banff Pork Seminar will notice a host of changes as the annual event moves to a new conference facility on the Banff Centre Campus. The 41st Banff Pork Seminar will run from 17 - 21 January with an opening reception set for Tuesday, 16 January. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040112/canada___pork_seminar_at_banff.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Coverage under Quebec's ag income stabilization program (ASRA) for feeder calves and lambs will be weighted more toward market weights in 2012. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020112/canada___calves_and_lambs_.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Bacteria taken from farms still showed resistance, up to 2 1 years after the administering of antibiotics was discontinued, a Canadian study says. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130112/canada___farm_antibiotics.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The investment under the Slaughter Waste Innovation Program (SWIP) will support two separate research and development projects at Riopel to maximise the removal of SRM and high-risk tissues from carcases processed by Canadian abattoirs. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030112/canada___gtovernment_boost_for_meat_industry.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Government of Canada has reached a new agreement on an export certificate with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in which Canadian exporters of live cattle will regain access to the UAE market for the first time since bovine spongiform encephalopathy was first found in Canadian cattle in 2003. Industry estimates this market could provide up to $40 million (US$39 million) in sales. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060112/canada___live_cattle_for_the_middle_east.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Through adopting innovative technologies available thanks to an investment of more than $404,000 (US$391,376) in Industries Riopel of Vallée-Jonction, Canada's meat processing sector will remain competitive, the government claims. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020112/canada___meat_processing_investment.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Earlier this month a World Trade Organization panel investigating complaints over US Country of Origin Labelling ruled the law discriminates against imported livestock and is inconsistent with American trade obligations. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/071211/canada___meat_safetylabelling_and_traceability_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT A new Winnipeg slaughter plant will go ahead despite the loss of $10 million in federal funding and an effort by Manitoba Beef Producers to end the voluntary $2 checkoff funding the project, according to its chief executive. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050112/canada___new_beef_plant_going_ahead_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Smashburger has signed its first two lease agreements in the Calgary market, entering Canada for the first time. Its first Calgary location is planned to open in 2012 with plans to open 10 to 15 units in the Calgary and Edmonton markets in the future. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/141211/canada___us_burger_blitz.aspx meatpoultry.com Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Everybody, it seems, wants forage and that had speakers at the recent Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association conference in Saskatoon questioning why it’s still an afterthought on many Prairie farms. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120112/canada____feeding_cattle.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT With losses this year ballooning to $3 million, the provincial government is taking a hard look at whether to continue funding Atlantic Beef Products in Albany. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120112/canada___beef_packer_in_trouble.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT There has been recent certification of two Cargill Value Added Meats Canada employees as professional animal handling auditors by the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization, Inc. (PAACO). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110112/canada___cargill_and_animal_welfare.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT A study of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems at cattle auction markets has found them best kept separate from other management software used at the auction sites. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/191211/canada___cattle_id_implants_.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced 60 criminal charges against Maple Lodge Farms, Canada's largest independent chicken processor. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110112/canada___paying_the_price_for_sloppy_management_at_maple_leaf.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT