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Canada Hog Supplies Rise, Cattle Herd Shrinks

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Canada’s hog supplies edged higher year over year for the first time in nearly five years as of Jan. 1, while its cattle herd fell to the lowest January level in 16 years, Statistics Canada said Feb. 17. Reductions in numbers of beef cows and sows, however, represent diminished potential to expand herds and suggest
Beef cattle, Livestock

Japan Partially Bans U.S. Beef

Japan ordered a partial suspension of imports of U.S. beef Feb. 8 after finding meat that could not be confirmed to comply with its restrictions, officials said, in what was called the 14th violation by U.S. beef producers in four years. The Farm Ministry said it found cattle parts that could not be confirmed to
Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef Plant Gains Russia Access

Russia has allowed beef imports from Cargill’s plant in Guelph, Ontario, as the world’s No. 2 beef importer gradually lifts restrictions it has had in place on Canadian plants since a 2003 discovery of BSE, or mad cow disease in Western Canada. Access to Russia will mean an additional $2 million in annual sales for
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Meat Council Supports Border Deal

The Canadian Meat Council says it supports the recently announced shared vision for perimeter security and economic competitiveness between Canada and the U.S. “We have a long history of working very closely with our colleagues from the United States. Our industry is truly a North American one with many of our members operating farms and
Beef cattle, Livestock

Smallest Cattle Herd Since 1958

Analysts are predicting higher beef prices after the USDA report Jan. 28 put the U.S. cattle herd as of Jan. 1 at 92.582 million head, down 1.3 per cent from a year earlier and the smallest since 1958. “We are headed for record-high cattle, wholesale beef, and retail beef prices in 2011 and again in
Hogs, Livestock

Chef Trumpets Need To Promote Pork

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Edmonton chef Brad Smoliak is passionate about food and especially pork, but he says barriers need to be overcome in order to increase consumption. “Pork has
Beef cattle, Opinion

New Grading Technology Is In Place But Not In Use

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Digital cameras get CFIA approval for beef grading” was the announcement in mid-October 2010. So where are we today? Despite the fact that the three largest slaughter facilities in Canada have the technology installed, they have yet to request to use it to facilitate grade assessment. No doubt it is coming, but which packer will
Beef cattle, News

Beef Producers Eye European Trade

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An agreement recently announced between the Canadian government and the European Union (EU) that will allow duty-free access of up to 20,000 tonnes of Canadian beef into the European market is encouraging news to Canadian beef exporters, but they said actual volumes will fall well short of that quota. Christoph Weder of Prairie Heritage Beef
Beef cattle, Livestock

Grinding Beef Shortage Appears In U.S.

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The cost of a Big Mac in the United States could rise in the new year because of a shortage of hamburger beef. A recent U.S. industry report said a sharp decline in the number of Canadian cattle imports could aggravate an already-short supply of grinding beef used to make hamburger patties. According to the

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