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High standards, or regulatory burden?

By John Morriss March 16, 2013

If you are one of those grain farmers who takes great pride in being a free enterpriser, the next sentence may upset you. You are a member of a collective. Perhaps you don’t have a certificate certifying your involvement in such a pinko outfit, but unless you sell all your grain to one customer who

Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Canola outlook bearish despite tight supplies

By Terryn Shiells March 7, 2013

Canadian canola supplies for the current crop are looking very tight — but that’s not likely to do much for prices, says a market analyst with Cargill. That’s because traders have already priced tight supplies into the market and are looking ahead to what’s going to happen next, David Reimann said in a presentation at

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

‘Doubt grenades’ lethal to beef industry’s fortunes

By Daniel Winters February 15, 2013

With everything from multimillion-dollar budgets and legions of fanatical supporters, animal activists have a lot of tools at their disposal for turning the public off of beef. But by far the most potent weapon in their arsenal of clandestine YouTube videos and Twitter tweets is what Ryder Lee calls the “doubt grenade.” Instead of hurling

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Independent panel named to review XL Foods recall

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 15, 2013

The federal government has named its panel for an independent review of last fall’s massive E. coli-related beef recall at Alberta’s XL Foods. The government on Friday named Dr. Ron Lewis, British Columbia’s former chief veterinary officer, to chair a three-member panel for “a review of events and circumstances related to the XL Foods Inc.

Hogs, Livestock, News

Battered Manitoba hog sector hopes better days are coming soon

By Shannon VanRaes February 12, 2013

Don’t expect the hurt to disappear overnight, Manitoba pork producers are being warned. The U.S. drought sent feed prices soaring last year, and it’s no wonder, Andrew Dickson told attendees at the annual Manitoba Swine Seminar. “You can’t have three billion bushels of corn disappear out of the feed grains industry and not have an

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Beef Food Industry Summit brings key players together

By Victoria Paterson February 5, 2013

Representatives at a meeting on the state of the Canadian beef industry last November agreed that the status quo is not acceptable, but that more work is needed to bring the industry together. “The hard part is coming up next,” said Gordon Cove, CEO and president of the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency. ALMA organized

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Cargill to idle its Plainview, Texas, beef plant

January 29, 2013

chicago / reuters / U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. said Jan. 17 it will idle its Plainview, Texas, beef-processing plant on Feb. 1 due to tight U.S. cattle supplies brought on by years of drought in the Southern Plains states. “The U.S. cattle herd is at its lowest level since 1952. Increased feed costs resulting

Livestock, News

Farm groups should track CCA sustainability move

By Alex Binkley January 4, 2013

The move by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association to join an international group that promotes sustainable agriculture is being hailed as a model for other farm groups. The cattle producers’ organization recently joined the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, whose members range from Cargill, JBS and McDonald’s to the World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and

International news, Livestock, News

Cargill invests in India’s food-processing boom

By Ratnajyoti Dutta January 4, 2013

Reuters — Cargill, the U.S. agribusiness giant, is investing in India’s burgeoning processed food sector with a $73-million corn-milling unit, the head of its India operation said. India’s 1.2 billion population is eating increasing amounts of packaged and processed foods, using the financial benefits of an economy growing at nearly six per cent to try

Crops, News

A breakdown of record grain deliveries during Q1

By Allan Dawson November 30, 2012

A record 13.8 million tonnes of grain were delivered into Canada’s grain-handling system between Aug. 1 and Nov. 11, a Cargill Canada official said last week, citing Canadian Grain Commission figures. The previous record of 12 million tonnes was set in 2006. Of that 13.8 million tonnes, 11.5 million was delivered to primary elevators (10.74

Daily Network News

Canadian alpacas impress American judge at Agribition

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as traders gauge China purchases

U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

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High standards, or regulatory burden?

Canola outlook bearish despite tight supplies

‘Doubt grenades’ lethal to beef industry’s fortunes

Independent panel named to review XL Foods recall

Battered Manitoba hog sector hopes better days are coming soon

Beef Food Industry Summit brings key players together

Cargill to idle its Plainview, Texas, beef plant

Cargill invests in India’s food-processing boom

A breakdown of record grain deliveries during Q1

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