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Tyson Foods shares sink on worries over consumer demand, third quarter

By Granth Vanaik, Tom Polansek May 6, 2024

Reuters – Tyson Foods TSN.N shares were on track for their worst one-day decline in a year on Monday after the U.S. meatpacker warned that consumers are under pressure from persistent inflation and high commodity costs could weigh on upcoming results. The Arkansas-based meatpacker reported second-quarter sales that fell short of analysts’ estimates, though profits

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Olymel to close Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu poultry, pork plant

Meat packer announced improving financial outlook this year after losses, consolidation

By Geralyn Wichers April 30, 2024

Olymel's poultry and pork processing facility at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, will be shuttered this summer, the company announced earlier this month.

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Flu strain in U.S. dairy cattle may be a different beast

Strain infecting dairy cattle in U.S. behaves erratically, says bird flu specialist

By Jeff Melchior, Stew Slater April 25, 2024

Veterinarians and food safety officials have been scrambling for about a month to understand the origin and spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in U.S. dairy herds across several states. Many potential vectors have been considered, from migratory birds, direct cow-to-cow transmission and milking equipment. A University of Guelph veterinary professor has one word to

FILE PHOTO: Cattle gather in the shade in Tennessee Colony, Texas, U.S. August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Evan Garcia/File Photo

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Bird flu dairy cow outbreak widens in Ohio, Kansas, New Mexico

By GFM Network News, Reuters, Tom Polansek April 4, 2024

Bird flu has infected a dairy herd in Ohio for the first time and was detected in additional herds in Kansas and New Mexico, according to the U.S. government, expanding an outbreak in cows that has raised concerns about possible risks to humans.

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Wider bird flu spread raises concern for humans, animal health body says

Virus has spread to new regions, infected cats, tigers, bears, seals and other animals

By GFM Network News, Reuters, Sybille De La Hamaide April 4, 2024

The spread of bird flu to an increasing number of species and its widening geographic reach have raised the risks of humans being infected by the virus, the head of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday.

Scenic autumn view of the rural landscape, orchards, vineyards, and wineries of Oliver located in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. Photo: laughingmango/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Local food system would reap big economic benefits researcher says

B.C. researchers found that the Okanagan could produce two thirds of its own food while maintaining exports

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News March 26, 2024

Assuming an average Canadian diet, the Okanagan can currently produce 88 per cent of its dairy needs, Mullinix and colleagues wrote in a report on the study. It can produce 60 per cent of its poultry needs, 34 per cent of its fruit needs (due to fruits eaten that can’t be grown in the region, or are eaten out of season), and small amounts of other food groups like grains, red meat, eggs and oils.

File photo of goats on display at the Hanover Agricultural Fair in Grunthal, Man. in August 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Minnesota goat confirmed infected with bird flu

NDSU advises keeping livestock separate from potentially-infected poultry

By GFM Network News March 22, 2024

A juvenile goat in Minnesota has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the first confirmed case of bird flu in U.S. livestock.

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Veterinary association calls on federal government to address workforce shortage

National testing centre is needed to onboard internationally-trained vets, CVMA says

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News March 20, 2024

An organization representing Canadian veterinarians is calling for the federal government to intervene as it faces what it calls a severe workforce shortage.

FILE PHOTO: A team from the Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation of Marine Megafauna at the Federal University of Rio Grande (ECOMEGA) collects organic material from a dead porpoise on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, during an outbreak of Bird Flu, in Sao Jose do Norte, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo

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Bird flu strain raises alarm as virus kills South American wildlife

Mammal-to-mammal transmission of virus likely but unconfirmed, scientists say

By GFM Network News, Jake Spring, Reuters March 13, 2024

The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has spread more aggressively than ever before in wild birds and marine mammals since arriving in South America in 2022, raising the risk of it evolving into a bigger threat to humans, according to interviews with eight scientists.

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U.S. finalizes higher standard for ‘Product of USA’ meat label

Canadian meat sector concerned labeling could have chilling effect on exports to U.S.

By GFM Network News, Leah Douglas, Reuters March 11, 2024

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday finalized a rule requiring meat, poultry, or eggs labeled as a U.S. product to come from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the country.

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U.S. grains: Soybeans touch seven-week low on broad sell-off

Public consultations open on four international trade deals

Canadian tractor sales slumped in 2025, combine purchases up

Chickens

Tyson Foods shares sink on worries over consumer demand, third quarter

Olymel to close Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu poultry, pork plant

Flu strain in U.S. dairy cattle may be a different beast

Bird flu dairy cow outbreak widens in Ohio, Kansas, New Mexico

Wider bird flu spread raises concern for humans, animal health body says

Local food system would reap big economic benefits researcher says

Minnesota goat confirmed infected with bird flu

Veterinary association calls on federal government to address workforce shortage

Bird flu strain raises alarm as virus kills South American wildlife

U.S. finalizes higher standard for ‘Product of USA’ meat label

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