(Resource News International) — Canadian beef and veal exports are forecast to rise above 400,000 tonnes in 2009, with increased sales expected to Canada’s three largest destinations, according to the Canadian Beef Export Federation’s (CBEF) biannual Environmental Scan released March 11. Canadian beef and veal exports this year are forecast to total 429,400 tonnes, worth
Beef, veal exports seen climbing in 2009
Industry Vies For Federal Money
The Canadian livestock and meat industries are wishfully thinking as they wait for details on how the $50 million promised for Canadian slaughterhouses in the federal budget will be distributed. Jim Laws, executive director of the Canadian Meat Council in Ottawa, said he was surprised by talk that the money could be used to expand
N.D. flooding may leave over 1M acres unseeded
(Resource News International) — Flooding in the Red River Valley this spring could cause at least one million acres of North Dakota farm land to go unplanted, according to a U.S. Farm Service Agency official. “I have to believe that the way we were set up last fall with all of the wet acres and
New Man. beef plant eager to export
(Resource News International) — Keystone Processors’ ribbon-cutting — or in this case, beef tenderloin-cutting ceremony — just took place Tuesday, but the new Winnipeg beef processing company is already thinking ahead to its next step: the export market. Keystone is currently only licenced to sell product within Manitoba but the mainly producer-owned company hopes to
B. C. Port Workers Ratify New Agreement
Representatives from both the union for about 450 British Columbia dock and ship workers and their employers confirmed Friday that union members have ratified a new collective agreement after months of mediated negotiations. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union of Canada (ILWU) Local 514 took a ratification vote Feb. 24 but the results of the
Meat industries have wish list for slaughter funds
(Resource News International) — Canada’s livestock and meat industries continue to wait for details on how the $50 million promised for Canadian slaughterhouses in the federal budget will be distributed. In the meantime, however, groups are engaging in a bit of wishful thinking as to how they would like to see it used. Jim Laws,
B.C. port workers ratify new agreement
(Resource News International) — Representatives from both the union for about 450 British Columbia dock and ship workers and their employers confirmed Friday that union members have ratified a new collective agreement after months of mediated negotiations. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union of Canada (ILWU) Local 514 took a ratification vote Feb. 24 but
Pulse Outlook Goes Against The Grain
The bull market may be over for some crops in Canada but the longer-term outlook for pulse crops remains strong, according to Marlene Boersch, a partner in Mercantile Consulting Venture in Winnipeg. Boersch was speaking at the Canadian Wheat Board’s annual GrainWorld conference in Winnipeg on Feb. 23. Relative to other major Canadian crops, the
GrainWorld: Input costs to ease toward summer
Winnipeg (Resource News International) — Farmers who are able to wait until late spring or early summer to buy fertilizer are likely to see lower prices, David Asbridge told participants at the Canadian Wheat Board’s annual GrainWorld conference in Winnipeg. Asbridge is the client development manager and senior economist for Doane Advisory Services in St.
GrainWorld: Expect more instability, price swings
Winnipeg (Resource News International) — The Canadian agriculture industry can expect to see more instability and price spikes in grain and oilseed futures markets going forward, Prof. Alex McCalla told participants at the Canadian Wheat Board’s annual GrainWorld conference here Monday. Many analysts believe that structural changes combined with a series of market “shocks,” or
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