Poultry & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

“Conservative” feeding hits Ridley’s ledger

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 20, 2008

First-quarter profits are up for feed maker Ridley Inc., no thanks to its feed operations, which took nearly a 10 per cent drop in sales from the same time last year. The Winnipeg firm posted net earnings of $2.93 million on $169.3 million in revenue in its quarter ending Sept. 30, up from $2.59 million

Hogs, Livestock, News, Poultry

California resolution rings alarm for livestock farmers in Canada

By Ron Friesen November 20, 2008

Largely unnoticed during the November 4 U. S. presidential election was the passage of a sweeping California ballot initiative which could have far-reaching effects for livestock production in North America. Proposition 2 will effectively ban gestation stalls, battery cages and veal crates in California by 2015. The initiative, which voters passed by a margin of

Other, Poultry

China detains suspect

November 13, 2008

The owner of a Chinese feed factory suspected of adding melamine to its product which turned up in tainted eggs has been detained, state media said Nov. 5. Chinese products ranging from milk powder to chocolate and yogurt have been recalled throughout the world due to contamination fears. Melamine, used in making plastic chairs among

Oilseeds, Other, Poultry

Feed costs trigger inflation

November 13, 2008

U. S. food prices will rise by at least seven per cent in 2009 because of higher feed costs for chickens, hogs and cattle, said a group of food industry economists Nov. 6. It would be the third year in a row that food prices rose faster than the overall U. S. inflation rate. Food

Hogs, News, Poultry

California cage ban might be contagious

By Bob Burgdorfer November 13, 2008

Farm groups have criticized a new California law that bans keeping chickens, calves, and pigs in cages, arguing it will increase production costs, while animal welfare proponents said they hope to get similar laws adopted in other states. California voters passed Proposition 2 on Nov. 4, which bans the confinement of egg-laying chickens, veal calves

Beef cattle, International news, Poultry

U. S. farm sector cautiously welcomes Obama win

By Carey Gillam November 13, 2008

America’s farm sector has cautiously welcomed Democrat Barack Obama’s historic White House win as good news for a raft of industry priorities like crop subsidies, ethanol expansion and agricultural trade. “He knows agriculture and he has been a real supporter of agriculture,” said Rick Tolman, CEO of the National Corn Growers Association, a powerful lobbying

News, Poultry

Pilgrim’s bankruptcy “highly probable”

November 6, 2008

There is a high probability that major U. S. chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. will file for bankruptcy protection as interest payments come due in December on bonds, the independent research firm CreditSights said in a note Oct. 29. The chicken processor said Oct. 27 it got a 30-day waiver on credit covenants and would

Beef cattle, Hogs, News, Poultry

U. S. livestock groups see bias in ethanol aid

November 6, 2008

U. S. meat, dairy and poultry groups objected Oct. 22 to the possibility of federally guaranteed loans for ethanol makers to help pay for high-priced corn, calling it “the opposite of free enterprise.” The U. S. Agriculture Department says there is no bailout for ethanol. It says rural businesses, including ethanol plants, are eligible for

Beef cattle, News, Poultry

U. S. meat shares drop amid talk of slowing exports

November 6, 2008

Shares of leading U. S. meat companies fell sharply Oct. 28 amid increasing talk that the global credit crisis is slowing exports of beef, pork and chicken, analysts said. “That news might be starting to trickle through to the people,” Paul Aho, economist for Poultry Perspective, said of slowing meat exports. Exports of beef, pork,

Other, Poultry

Sorry about the melamine, Chinese firm says

November 6, 2008

An egg supplier in northeastern China has apologized after tests in Hong Kong detected high levels of melamine in a batch of products exported to the city, local media reported Oct. 28. Tens of thousands of Chinese infants have fallen ill with kidney problems after consuming milk that had been mixed with melamine, an industrial

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Poultry

“Conservative” feeding hits Ridley’s ledger

California resolution rings alarm for livestock farmers in Canada

China detains suspect

Feed costs trigger inflation

California cage ban might be contagious

U. S. farm sector cautiously welcomes Obama win

Pilgrim’s bankruptcy “highly probable”

U. S. livestock groups see bias in ethanol aid

U. S. meat shares drop amid talk of slowing exports

Sorry about the melamine, Chinese firm says

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