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Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Beef Farmers of Ontario ask for curb on cull sales

BFO concerned over processing 'backlogs'

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Updated, April 15 — Ontario’s cattle producer organization is asking members to consider delaying sales of cull cows until market conditions “normalize.” Beef Farmers of Ontario’s board on Thursday published a memo to beef and dairy cattle producers, asking them to help “prevent a further surge in cull cows in the market” — especially of
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Beef cattle, Livestock

Cargill halts second shift at High River beef plant

'Additional safety measures' also in place, company says

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Cargill is temporarily idling its second shift at one of Canada’s biggest beef packing plants to “minimize the impact” of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The company announced Monday it would reduce shifts at its High River, Alta. beef plant, about 40 km south of Calgary, effective that day and until further notice. “Our goal is to
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Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Cattle producers press for lower price insurance premiums

WLPIP is needed, but unused because premiums too expensive, CCA says

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The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program is not functioning properly due to very high premiums and needs to be quickly revamped, says the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “We’re having unprecedented volatility for markets. Having tools in place for farmers and ranchers has never been more important,” executive vice-president Dennis Laycraft said during a telephone town hall
A local nursery association is arguing that garden markets should be considered “essential” too as their services offer food to the public as well.
News

COVID-19 prunes garden centre operations

For now Manitoba’s garden centres are closed to the public when normally their business would be ramping up

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Manitoba’s nearly 100 garden centres are closed to the public to slow the spread of COVID-19, leaving people wondering how they’re going to get tomatoes and other transplantable vegetables, flowers, trees and shrubs this spring. There likely will be ways, but as of press time, garden centres weren’t an option unless customers ordered online or
Auctioneer Bill Klassen says it will be hard to enforce social distancing at what's always been a social occasion.
News, Other

Farm auctions OK in social distance era

COVID-19: But the Manitoba Auctioneers Association recommends members opt for online and telephone bidding instead

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How will one of the most traditional and social of rural events — farm auction sales — work during the COVID-19 pandemic? Online and over the telephone is the recommendation from the Manitoba Auctioneers Association (MAA), that is bracing for the start of the sale season. “We can’t tell anyone in the association what they
Meat demand is high, but packing houses could be a systemic weak spot.
Livestock, News

Meat processors systemic weak spot

Canada has its first meat-processing closures due to COVID-19. Now the sector and government are looking to buffer the risk

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[UPDATED: April 13, 2020] Meat packers have enjoyed sky-high demand as consumers concerned over COVID-19 wipe out grocery shelves, but industry is concerned that the supply chain might hit a bottleneck as plant staff fall ill. Packer margins and meat demand shot up during the final weeks of March, with many packers considering extended hours
File photo of a truck arriving at a Smithfield Foods pork plant at Smithfield, Va. on Oct. 17, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Tom Polansek)
Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Smithfield shutting South Dakota pork plant indefinitely

Major packer warns of meat shortages during pandemic

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Chicago | Reuters — Smithfield Foods, the world’s biggest pork processor, said on Sunday it will shut a U.S. plant indefinitely due to a rash of coronavirus cases among employees and warned the country was moving “perilously close to the edge” in supplies for grocers. Slaughterhouse shutdowns are disrupting the U.S. food supply chain, crimping
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Hogs, Livestock

Quebec pork plant to restart at reduced pace

Olymel plant closed due to COVID-19 cases

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Olymel plans to gradually bring a hog plant in Quebec’s Mauricie region out of a two-week shutdown starting Tuesday following a number of COVID-19 cases among its employees. The meat packing arm of Quebec-based Sollio Co-operative Group announced Saturday it will resume slaughter and cutting operations at Yamachiche, Que. starting Tuesday. Nine people working at
Letters, Opinion, Other

Letters: Agriculture deemed essential

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The COVID-19 virus is impacting all facets of our communities, the economy and our province. On March 30, the chief provincial public health officer issued the new health order with a schedule of critical services. Agriculture and all aspects related to food production and the food supply chain are listed as essential services. Our government
Letters, Opinion, Other

Letters: Border open for business

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I enjoyed reading your article “Are farm machinery parts essential business?” in last week’s Co-operator however, I feel I could add valuable information for farmers. I work as a consultant in agriculture and also run a small manufacturing business out of my home shop. Many of the materials needed for my small business come from

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