
Tag Archives Meat industry

COVID-19 strikes Brandon pork plant
Growing COVID-19 cases among Maple Leaf Foods staff last week raised the first serious concerns of a meat plant closure in Manitoba

Contingency plans tentatively in place for Brandon pork plant closure
No plans to close Maple Leaf Foods plant in Brandon despite COVID-19 cases, union calls to do so

Interprovincial meat exemption raises questions
Manitoba ag minister says questions remain on interprovincial exemption for trade of provincially inspected meat

Manitoba no closer to new beef-processing capacity
The industry has long desired more slaughter and processing capacity here at home, but despite decades of hoping, nothing is on the horizon
Editorial: Meat packing concentration leads to problems

Weanling barns wrestle with market free fall
U.S. market disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic has sent the swine weanling market diving

Beef demand soars as consumers ‘aggressively’ stock up
Surge in sales accompanied by a jump in people looking online for recipes

Plugging the holes on African swine fever
Canadian officials hope to hold the line on African swine fever

Comment: U.S. beef exports up, producer revenue down
What good are growing exports to producers who are starting to struggle to pay the bills?
Editorial: The meat industry has a lot on its plate
With roots going back to 1925, each weekly issue of the Manitoba Co-operator contains production, marketing and policy news selected for relevance to crops and livestock producers in Manitoba.