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European Union tariffs to be eliminated

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report

By AAFC March 22, 2016

Upon ratification, EU tariffs will be eliminated on: Durum and high-quality common wheat (currently set at a maximum $190/tonne and $122/tonne, respectively); Fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, including fresh cherries (EU seasonal tariffs currently reach as high as 12 per cent), fresh apples (EU seasonal tariffs reaching as high as nine per cent), and

Opinion

Opinion: A prescription for the obesity epidemic

By Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs Science and Technology March 22, 2016

Excerpts from the introduction to “Obesity in Canada — A Whole-of-Society Approach for a Healthier Canada,” a report issued this month by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. There is an obesity crisis in this country. Canadians are paying for it with their wallets — and with their lives. But there

Brian Hayward believes a handshake is just as important as a trade deal in developing new markets.

Markets, News

CETA opens the door to new relationships

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: Once the deal is ratified the real market development work begins

By Ed White, Gfm Staff March 21, 2016

Glacier FarmMedia assembled a team of reporters from its network of publications, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator, to examine the implications of Canada’s new trade deal with the European Union on Canadian agriculture and food processing. In coming weeks, watch for a series of articles that zero in on the challenge Canadian agriculture faces turning

News

CETA – What it means for Canadian farmers

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: Examining the implications of Canada’s new trade deal with the EU

By Gfm Staff, Paul Harris March 21, 2016

Glacier FarmMedia assembled a team of reporters from its network of publications, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator, to examine the implications of Canada’s new trade deal with the European Union on Canadian agriculture and food processing. In coming weeks, watch for a series of articles that zero in on the challenge Canadian agriculture faces turning

Livestock

Major grocers pledge cage-free eggs by 2025

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 18, 2016

The grocery arm of the body for Canadian retailers has rolled out a 10-year plan to source the eggs its members sell from layer hens raised in “cage-free environments.” The grocer members of the Retail Council of Canada (RCC), which include Loblaw, Sobeys/Safeway, Metro and Wal-Mart Canada, said Friday they are “voluntarily committing to the

Opinion, Poultry

Editorial: Animal welfare comments on chicken housing not helpful

By John Morriss March 17, 2016

Some representatives of the egg industry didn’t do it any favours in news coverage last week. In a video on the Globe and Mail website, one Ontario farmer explained how he was moving from conventional cages to “enriched” housing, which the entire Canadian industry has decided to do, although over the next 20 years. He

Canadian meat-processing plants are regularly inspected by USDA representatives. A letter about a 2014 report was recently published on the USDA website highlighting concerns.

News

USDA letter on food plant inspection critical of CFIA

The letter published on USDA website resulted from a regular audit of  Canadian food plants and government facilities

By Alex Binkley March 16, 2016

A U.S. audit critical of Canadian meat plants has made headlines nearly two years after the fact, even though the Americans found no food safety problems and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has addressed concerns noted about its capacity to properly inspect food plants. When the 2014 report by the USDA’s Food Safety

Crops, Markets

Cuban export opportunities eyed for U.S. farmers

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 16, 2016

Lima | Reuters –– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said Tuesday that farm officials want to lay the groundwork so U.S. agricultural exporters can seize new opportunities in Cuba if the trade embargo on the country is lifted. The normalization of trade relations would allow U.S. farmers to use lower transportation costs to edge

Phil Boyd, executive director of Turkey Farmers of Canada, speaks to producers during Manitoba Turkey Producers’ annual general meeting in Winnipeg.

News, Poultry

Processors under pressure to cut prices

An increase in production, coupled with less robust holiday sales, could translate into a quota reduction

By Shannon VanRaes March 15, 2016

Canadian turkey farmers could receive a belated lump of coal this spring, as reduced Christmas sales come home to roost. With 2015 closing stocks sitting at 19 million kilograms, Phil Boyd said a reduction in the national quota allotment is a possibility. Closing stocks in 2014 came in at 14.7 million kilograms. “What we’ve seen

Livestock, News

Feds fulfilling promises key to supply management surviving TPP

Ongoing industry talks with federal government providing clarity, say industry insiders

By Alex Binkley March 15, 2016

The supply-managed sector can survive the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership if the federal government makes good on promises to control mislabelled imports and provide financial compensation. Robin Horel, president and CEO, Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council, told the Senate agriculture committee the industry has been in talks with federal officials about border controls and programs

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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