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U.S. meatpackers try air cleaning tech after COVID-19 outbreaks

Chicago | Reuters — Two of the world’s largest meatpackers said on Friday they have installed ultraviolet air cleaning equipment in some U.S. plants, as pressure mounts on food companies to protect workers amid growing concerns about airborne transmission of the coronavirus. JBS USA, owned by Brazil’s JBS SA and one of four major U.S.

Livestock, Markets

China’s slower meat imports seen worsening its protein shortage

By GFM Network News, Reuters July 9, 2020

Beijing | Reuters — China’s dwindling pace of meat imports, thanks to its tough measures against coronavirus contamination, will provide further support for prices already buoyed by a severe shortage of pork, analysts said. Purchases of pork and other meats have soared this year after domestic production shrank 30 per cent following an outbreak of

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

China suspends beef imports from Cargill plant

High River plant on long list of blocked facilities

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 6, 2020

China has temporarily suspended imports of beef from Cargill’s major beef packing plant at High River, Alta., part of a long list of meat plants blocked in the last half of June. The Reuters news service on Monday published a list of meat packing plants from around the world which during June and early July

Livestock, Markets

Meat leads Canadian industrial producer prices higher in May

By GFM Network News, Kelsey Johnson June 30, 2020

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian industrial producer prices rose 1.2 per cent in May on higher prices for meat, fish and dairy products, Statistics Canada said on Monday, as supply chain disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and increased demand boosted meat prices. The gain in producer prices followed four months of consecutive decreases and

Op/Ed

Don’t be fooled by the COVID-19 cons

Opinion | Tough times always mean more food fraud and COVID-19 will be no exception

By Sylvain Charlebois June 29, 2020

When costs rise, most food companies adjust. Safe, fair, and sustainable business practices are always a priority in this sector. Regrettably though, it is not always the case. Several food science experts believe that an increase in food fraud is inevitable due to COVID-19. The Food Authenticity Network Advisory Board, which includes over 1,500 food

Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Pandemic may pose market opportunity

By GFM Network News June 17, 2020

MarketsFarm — Plant protein products were steadily rising in popularity before the COVID-19 pandemic set in — but that industry could also get a boost from consumers shifting away from meat in a post-pandemic world. “There’s an increased level of awareness of hygiene issues in the meat industry,” Vishal Vijay, head of business development at

Livestock, Markets

U.S. meatpacking workers often absent after plants ordered to reopen

"There's still so many risks"

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 16, 2020

Chicago/Washington | Reuters — Smithfield Foods is missing about a third of its employees at a South Dakota pork plant because they are quarantined or afraid to return to work after a severe coronavirus outbreak, according to the workers’ union. Tyson Foods was forced to briefly close its Storm Lake, Iowa plant — a month

Markets

Federal surplus food program now taking applications

Qualified NGOs sought to move, distribute perishables to 'populations in need'

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 16, 2020

A federal program to get food to those who need it, using stockpiles of perishables created by the COVID-19-related shutdown of the dining sector, is now taking applications. The $50 million Surplus Food Rescue Program — which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau telegraphed in a funding announcement May 5 — will take applications from “organizations addressing

Markets

Details on federal food surplus program expected in ‘days’

Ottawa already at work with businesses, minister says

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News June 13, 2020

Ottawa — Detailed plans of the federal government’s food buyback program are expected soon, according to Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Ottawa tabbed $50 million of its COVID-19 response funds for agriculture to buy surplus food from farmers and redistribute it to communities in need. The challenge Bibeau and her federal colleagues are faced with is

The CFIA says that the exemption would help ease any meat shortages that emerge because of the ongoing pandemic.

News

Interprovincial meat exemption raises questions

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

By Alexis Stockford June 5, 2020

Provincial meat plants may be able to temporarily do business across provincial lines thanks to a temporary exemption, but Manitoba officials argue that the federal measure doesn’t go far enough and details are scarce. Why it matters: Manitoba’s agriculture minister is pushing for regulations on interprovincial trade to be generally relaxed, and not just during

Nutrien cuts profit forecast on weak ammonia prices

Unasked-for seed packets considered ‘low-risk’

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on cash market strength

GFM Network News

Nutrien cuts profit forecast on weak ammonia prices

Unasked-for seed packets considered ‘low-risk’

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on cash market strength

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U.S. meatpackers try air cleaning tech after COVID-19 outbreaks

China’s slower meat imports seen worsening its protein shortage

China suspends beef imports from Cargill plant

Meat leads Canadian industrial producer prices higher in May

Don’t be fooled by the COVID-19 cons

Pulse weekly outlook: Pandemic may pose market opportunity

U.S. meatpacking workers often absent after plants ordered to reopen

Federal surplus food program now taking applications

Details on federal food surplus program expected in ‘days’

Interprovincial meat exemption raises questions

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