Panama Open To Canadian Beef

Canadian beef exports will soon have access to Panama for the first time since 2003. Panama has approved Canada’s meat inspection system and lifted the ban on Canadian beef imposed in 2003 because of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a federal release says. “I’m pleased to see that Panama recognizes that Canada produces safe, high-quality beef


Beef Imports To Exceed Quotas

A strong demand for ground beef, driven partly by the recession, may cause Canada to exceed its non-NAFTA beef import quotas this year for the first time since 2003. Canadians are eating more hamburger and less prime rib because of the economic downturn. Add to that a sharp reduction in the national beef cow herd

New Beef Company Tries Online Marketing

Keystone Processors Ltd. has opened an online store to sell Manitoba-raised hormone-free beef direct to consumers. The beef-processing plant, which opened earlier this year on Marion Street in St. Boniface, is working with Natural Prairie Beef to bring NPB’s brand of premium, locally raised, hormone-free beef to the Winnipeg market. Consumers can now purchase steaks,


Beef Cattle Sell-Off In Alberta Eases

Farmers have slowed the sell-off of beef cattle in Alberta, Canada’s top producing province, as feed supplies improve in the parched Canadian province. Farmer sales to auction marts have levelled off at 16,000 to 16,500 head per week, said Scott McKinnon, market analyst with CanFax. That suggests that recent rain has improved pastures enough that

Pasta Salad

Here’s a tasty pasta recipe provided to us this week by Helen Koal of Cromer, Man. Helen writes that this recipe has served her family well for over 50 years! 1 red pepper, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 cucumber or 1/2 English cucumber 3 finely chopped onions 2 diced tomatoes


Hong Kong Further Loosens Beef Ban

Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has further relaxed its BSE-related import controls on Canadian beef. The CFS, in a release June 30, said it has officially implemented the second phase of its agreement with Ottawa to allow imports of Canadian boneless beef, beef rib cuts and other bone-in products (except vertebral column cuts)

Test Your Grilling Knowledge

Safe food handling is always important, but grilling can bring special challenges. Take this quiz to see if you are doing all you can to prevent foodborne illnesses while grilling up those summer meals. Q. Is it safe or unsafe to marinate meat and poultry on the kitchen counter? A. Bacteria grows rapidly at room


Cattle Experts Say It Will Get Better

Cattle industry experts are in general agreement that the long-term outlook is bright for the beef industry. However, the short term remains troubled. A substantial list of long-term positives were listed by presenters at the recent Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association annual meeting in Moose Jaw. Pork, poultry and beef supplies are all dropping in North

Canada Meat, Grain Sectors Eye EU Trade

Canada’s agriculture industry is eyeing free trade talks with the European Union as a rare chance to open a big high-income market. But for the beef sector, a major production shift may also be at stake. The Canadian beef industry has taken hits in recent years from low prices and prohibitive U. S. food-labelling laws,