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White knight charges in to save XL, but it may be the last one

By Will Verboven November 21, 2012

There seemed to be a collective sigh of relief from the western Canadian cattle and beef industry when it was announced that JBS would be taking over management of the XL Foods Lakeside beef plant in Brooks. The reality is that there was a very good possibility that the plant was not going to reopen

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Higher feed costs could trigger wide-reaching shift in consumers’ meat purchases

By Nigel Hunt November 21, 2012

A surge in feed grain prices has stripped many livestock farmers of profit and set off a chain of events that threatens to drive up world meat prices in 2013. The global economic downturn has made it difficult for farmers to pass on rising costs to cash-strapped consumers, and they have sought to scale back

Beef cattle, Livestock, News, Poultry

High-flying wings cheer U.S. chicken companies

November 15, 2012

Customers with the munchies pay what it takes chicago /reuters Chicken wings, those heavily seasoned tidbits served in sports bars and at-home football parties, are giving the chicken industry a lot to crow about as sales have largely weathered a recession and a doubling of prices. In addition, industry forecasters predict continued strong demand as

Hogs, Livestock, News

No new funding for hog producers

By Shannon VanRaes November 9, 2012

Hog producers won’t be getting any additional government help. Weeks of talks between Ottawa, the provinces, and producer representatives have ended with producers being told to make use of existing support programs. “I was pretty disappointed to see that,” said Karl Kynoch, Manitoba Pork Council chairman. “This shows us that government is not taking the

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: Meat recall is a wake-up call

By Lorraine Stevenson November 9, 2012

Just days after the Food and Agriculture Organization’s report how one-third of all food produced for human consumption is wasted every year, the XL Foods scandal began. Now we’re hearing that at least two million pounds of beef, the equivalent of about 6,000 to 7,000 cattle, is heading to Alberta landfills. It’s the largest E.

Beef cattle, Hogs, News, Other livestock

U.S. meat producers may pare back output

By Gavin Maguire November 9, 2012

Reuters / Despite nearly record-high feed prices, U.S. meat production has continued to trend higher in recent months, and the latest monthly statistics show that beef, pork and chicken output all remain above the five-year average. Brisk meat exports combined with strong domestic wholesale and retail prices have encouraged these high production levels, but a

Hogs, Livestock, News

Exodus feared with new EU pig welfare rules in force Jan. 1

By Sybille De La Hamaide November 9, 2012

Reuters / Europe’s pregnant pigs will be happier next year but pork eaters will pay more and some breeders will go out of business as new porcine welfare rules compound the spiralling cost of the cereals for animal feed. Sow stalls, the metal cages used to hem in pregnant pigs and make them easier to

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

XL takeover latest in a series by global meat giant JBS

By Daniel Winters October 26, 2012

News that XL Foods, one of the two major cattle-slaughtering plants in Canada, is cashing in its chips after a devastating beef recall raises an important question. Just who is JBS, the company taking it over? Founded in 1953 by Jose Batista Sobrinho, it began as a tiny, five-head-per-day abattoir in Anapolis, Brazil. Today, according

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

E. coli bug leaves Manitoba markets under the weather

By Terryn Shiells October 17, 2012

A recent outbreak of E. coli at one of Canada’s largest beef-processing plants continued to affect Manitoba cattle producers during the week ended Oct. 5. “We are seeing prices being impacted, especially for cattle that were going for slaughter,” said Cam Dahl, operations manager with Manitoba Beef Producers. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Sept.

Hogs, Livestock

Is pork industry’s business model broken?

By Bernie Peet October 17, 2012

There is no doubt that, whichever way you look at it, Western Canada is a good place to raise pigs. The combination of abundant space and locally grown feed ingredients provides key elements that are missing in some important pig-producing countries such as Denmark, where manure disposal is a challenge, and China, where a lot

Daily Network News

Prairie forecast: Extended cold snap as Arctic high pressure moves in

Ukraine wheat exports remain low amid Russian attacks on ports, weak demand

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip in choppy trading as Greenland dispute and global supply weigh

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