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Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Argentine government to allow beef imports

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Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Argentina will allow beef imports if the recent opening of the export market results in a domestic shortage of steaks and burgers, farm minister Ricardo Buryaile told local radio Thursday. The country lifted restrictions on beef exports after President Mauricio Macri, elected in November on an open-markets platform, was inaugurated
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Livestock

Canada blocks poultry, eggs from Indiana

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Cross-border travellers coming into Canada from the U.S. are now warned against bringing in raw poultry and eggs from Indiana, the site of the country’s latest cases of avian flu. Travellers entering Canada from the U.S. may not bring in uncooked poultry products, live birds and/or eggs from Indiana, North Dakota or Missouri, the Canadian
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Editorial

Editorial: A whole-farm approach

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If you think the future of government support for agriculture lies in doing more of the same but only better, you’ll get little comfort from Manitoba’s Agriculture Risk Management Review Task Force report released last week. The 25 recommendations and the supporting appendix report should also make you a little uncomfortable if you think the
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News

Canadians will pay more for food in 2016, U of G report says

Major trends influencing food purchases will include quest 
for non-meat proteins, demand for supply chain transparency and ongoing concern about animal welfare

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A new report from the University of Guelph’s Food Institute predicts consumers will pay an additional $345 on their food bill this year. That’s an increase over the $325 additionally paid for food in 2015 when a low Canadian dollar saw price increases for many food products, but especially meats, fruits, nuts and vegetables, the
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Livestock

U.S. finds first avian flu in poultry since June

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Chicago | Reuters –– An Indiana turkey flock has been infected with a deadly type of bird flu in the first new case of the disease in U.S. poultry since June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. The flock in Dubois County, Indiana, was infected with a highly pathogenic (“high-path”) strain of H7N8,
Mondelez’s brands in Canada include Oreo cookies, which marked their 100th anniversary with this giant replica unveiled in 2012 in Toronto. (CNW Group/Kraft Canada)
Livestock

Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

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Reuters — Mondelez International, the maker of Cadbury chocolates and Oreo cookies, said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens for its products sold in Canada and the U.S. by 2020. Formed in 2012 by Kraft Foods’ spinoff of its grocery business, including the Christie and Nabisco cookie and cracker lines, Mondelez joins
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development recently updated a number of helpful production tools for beef and forage producers.
Livestock, Local news

Provincially developed calculators give insight into on-farm numbers

More than a dozen free worksheets are available online to assist producers 
in exploring common operation scenarios

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Private and customizable worksheets offer Manitoba producers the ability to gain insight into on-farm costs, now and in the future. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) recently updated its online interactive tools for beef and forage producers. “We have spent a considerable amount of time developing tools and resources to help with farm management
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Packers approved to move beef, pork to Ukraine

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Inspectors have approved 15 Canadian beef and pork processing plants to export to Ukraine, more than doubling the number of Canadian meat plants able to ship to the country. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced Ukraine has, essentially, approved beef and pork exports from any Canadian federally-registered establishment

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