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Hogs, International news, Livestock, News

China faces tight pork supply on disease, high costs

By Naveen Thukral June 8, 2012

China is likely to face tighter pork supply in the second half of the year as a disease among piglets reduces the number of animals for slaughter and higher feed grain costs force small farmers in the world’s most populous nation to curb production. A squeeze in China’s pork supply during the high-consumption winter months

Beef cattle, Opinion

Telling your story

By Laura Rance-Unger June 5, 2012

Cultures in which it is customary to eat pretty much everything but the moo from meat animals must be scratching their heads over North America’s squeamishness over so-called “pink slime” beef. Lean finely textured beef, as the industry calls it, has never been sold in Canada. Health Canada considers the ammonia treatment the product undergoes

Beef cattle, Opinion

Beleaguered beef purveyors carve out “pink slime” stain

By Michael Hirtzer, P.J. Huffstutter May 31, 2012

Behind the glass meat counter at Casey’s Market in a Chicago suburb, the butchers pick up their blades and carry on a generations-old tradition. Piece by piece, the men use knives to cut meat and fat off beef carcasses, and grind them into mounds of hamburger. “We’re seeing customers in here that we haven’t seen

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

“Pink slime” plants to close

By Reuters May 30, 2012

The top U.S. producer of ammonia-treated beef that critics called “pink slime” said May 7 it will close three of its four plants after sales dropped and did not recover following recent attacks on the product. Beef Products Inc. (BPI) will close plants on May 25 in Amarillo, Texas; Garden City, Kansas; and Waterloo, Iowa,

Livestock, News

Injured meat animals can now be killed on farm

By Alex Binkley May 30, 2012

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture and the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association have sided with Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz in a political dispute over a change to Meat Inspection Regulations. CFA president Ron Bonnett said the change in regulations to cover the rare instances of livestock put down on the farm “will provide a more practical, outcome-based

Livestock, Other livestock

Sheep and goat prices remain strong

By Mark Elliot May 17, 2012

The summer new auction schedule has started, with only one auction per month. There were 125 sheep and goats delivered to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction, on May 3. With limited numbers of animals supplied, at this sale — the buyers were prepared to do some serious bidding. Ewes dominated the stock on offer at this

Livestock, News

Study suggests red meat cheers you up

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 14, 2012

Amidst a bevy of studies surgesting red meat consumption is bad for your body, Australian researchers say not eating enough of it is linked to depression and anxiety. Associate Professor Felice Jacka and colleagues from Deakin University’s Barwon Psychiatric Research Unit have studied the relationship between the consumption of beef and lamb and the presence

Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

“Spectacularly strong” demand fuels record year for pork exports

By Dwayne Klassen May 3, 2012

Exports of fresh, chilled and frozen pork set a record in 2011, but will likely dip this year. “Demand for Canadian pork products from China, South Korea and Russia were spectacularly strong in 2011,” said Martin Rice, executive director of the Canadian Pork Council. The final tally came to 1.15 million tonnes, surpassing the previous

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Post-Easter prices lower for most classifications

By Mark Elliot April 30, 2012

There were 150 sheep and goats delivered to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction April 19. The temperature of the day was cool, a reflection of the day’s bidding style by the buyers. Although, some classifications remained as strong as the pre-Easter season, some classifications dropped. The Easter season has peaked and is returning to the normal

Beef cattle, Opinion

Pink slime An object lesson for the meat industry?

By Daryll E. Ray April 20, 2012

With a long-term decline in per capita consumption — 94 pounds per capita in 1976 to 60 pounds per capita in 2009 — the last thing that U.S. cattle producers need is the current controversy over “pink slime.” And with the controversy in full swing, they certainly don’t need industry and political leaders fighting the

Daily Network News

China says trade arrangements with Canada not aimed at third parties after U.S. tariff threat

Canadian GDP growth slow down expected in 2026, FCC says

Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

Tag Archives Meat

China faces tight pork supply on disease, high costs

Beleaguered beef purveyors carve out “pink slime” stain

“Pink slime” plants to close

Injured meat animals can now be killed on farm

Study suggests red meat cheers you up

“Spectacularly strong” demand fuels record year for pork exports

Post-Easter prices lower for most classifications

Pink slime An object lesson for the meat industry?

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