January 20, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - Sliced Canadian beef are displayed on the dishes for tasting at the Nissin World Delicatessen supermarket in Tokyo as Japan's tariff of imported beef will be reduced from 38.5 percent to 9 percent in 16 years on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Canadian International Trade Minister James Carr is now here to attend the first ministerial meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

UPDATED: CCA calls for end to temporary U.K. trade deal

Canadian Cattle Association says United Kingdom puts up non-tariff trade barriers that violates agreement’s terms

The Canadian Cattle Association is asking the federal government to rescind a bridge trade agreement between Canada and the U.K. based on the latter’s refusal to accept Canadian beef and pork.



Brazil beef barons’ Wall Street listing caps a return from exile

Brazil beef barons’ Wall Street listing caps a return from exile

Meat packer JBS began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday

Brazilian meatpacker JBS begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, capping a stunning comeback by brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista less than a decade after they were jailed in a record-breaking corruption scandal and forced into the backseat of their global food empire.



U.S. immigration raid of Omaha meat plant cuts staff, fuels food production worries

U.S. immigration raid of Omaha meat plant cuts staff, fuels food production worries

Chicago cattle futures come under pressure as traders express nervousness around labour shorages

After meat processor Glenn Valley Foods was raided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, livestock traders and market analysts expressed concerns that the potential deportation of undocumented workers from such raids could disrupt U.S. food production.

The Canadian pork industry may want to take a minute to consider how U.S. consumer trends will impact how the Canadian hog sector does buisness.

Better pork eating is key to boosting consumption

A new U.S. report calls for revamped pork genetics, new products and better marketing; the Canadian industry should consider what that means for them and their future direction

A new U.S. report calls for revamped pork genetics, new products and better marketing. The Canadian industry, which supplies the U.S. with a lot of live pigs, should consider what that means for their future direction.