Taiwan Seeks Talks With U. S. After Banning Beef

The U. S. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said it was “outrageous” for Taiwan to suggest U. S. beef posed risks. Taiwan, eager to mend trade ties with the U. S. a day after overturning part of a deal to import U. S. beef products, said Jan. 6 it would seek to reopen talks with its



Where’s The Beef (Profits)?

Alberta rancher Iain Aitken recently had a cull cow custom processed to highlight the inequity of profit distribution in the beef production chain. The cow that would only have brought $340 at auction yielded $1,233 of hamburger and stew meat when valued at local store prices. Although cull cows are older animals being removed from

Buying Meat From A Virtual Store

“It’s not just putting up a store and hoping they’ll come.” – ADAM DOOLEY, KEYSTONE PROCESSORS What’s the first thing you do to get a beef roast in the oven? You head for the computer. Manitoba’s newest beef packer has an online meat store providing consumers with home delivery of beef and bison cuts. Keystone



Keystone Processing gets government fund injection

“This is about the future of the cattle industry here at home.” – kelly penner, keystone processing lans for a new beef-processing plant in Manitoba got a $17.5-million boost this week. The provincial government is investing up to $7.5 million in Keystone Processors Ltd., which will trigger as much as $10 million in loans from


It’s Your Turn

This week’s announcement of federal loans and another Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council investment to support Keystone Processors’ bid to become Manitoba’s largest federally inspected meat processor isn’t enough to turn the tide for this province’s struggling beef producers. But it’s a step in the right direction. The move by this company along with two smaller

Beef Exporters Challenge U. S./ EU Deal

Australia and other beef exporters are concerned a deal settling a dispute over an EU ban on imports of hormone-treated beef has been slanted to favour U. S. suppliers. Raising the question unexpectedly at a meeting of the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement body Oct. 23, Australia said it welcomed assurances from Brussels that a


Stay-At-Home Consumers Bite Into Pricey Steaks

Meat-loving consumers in the United States are eating out less, but they are not forgoing taste and quality as researchers have found that more restaurant-quality prime-and choice-grade steaks are being served on family dinner tables. Beginning in 2008, cash-strapped consumers shifted to at-home dining. As a result, with restaurant business on the decline, meat companies

Big Macs Come From Canadian Beef

McDonald’s Canada and the cattle industry’s Beef Information Centre (BIC) are countering what they say is an Internet hoax claiming the fast-food chain sources its beef from poorly regulated foreign countries. “McDonald’s Canada proudly supports the Canadian beef industry,” says Jeff Kroll, senior vice-president, National Supply Chain, at McDonald’s Canada. Throughout Canada, McDonald’s serves approximately