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A worker checks the temperature of a passenger arriving into Hong Kong International Airport with an infrared thermometer on Feb. 7, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay)

Coronavirus disrupts China meat imports, food supplies

Swine fever has created pork shortage

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume, Tom Polansek February 7, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Coronavirus is disrupting meat shipments to China as the country faces a shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease, Tyson Foods Inc and U.S. agricultural groups said on Thursday. An outbreak of African swine fever, which infects only pigs, has decimated China’s herd, pushing Chinese pork prices to

Dominic Barton. (Video screengrab from McKinsey.com)

Crops, Other

Canada, China both ‘furious’ over Huawei row, envoy says

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News February 5, 2020

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and China are both “furious” over the case of a Huawei executive detained in Canada in 2018 and its aftermath, but there are signs the two sides can hold constructive talks, the Canadian ambassador to Beijing said Wednesday. Canadian police picked up Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on

Livestock

Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

By GFM Network News, Kate Kelland February 4, 2020

London | Reuters — A new study on meat consumption has found that people who eat red and processed meat have higher risks of heart disease and early death — contradicting recent research that suggested cutting out meat has few health benefits. The multiple findings can make it “difficult for people to make sense of

Total Brazilian beef exports in January to October 2019 were 1.5 million tonnes.

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Chinese demand pushes Brazil beef prices to record high

A significant number of local processors can now export to China

By Roberto Samora December 10, 2019

Reuters – Brazil’s famous barbecue is getting more expensive as Chinese demand is increasingly swallowing up the country’s beef supply, pushing Brazilian cattle prices to a record high. China’s hunger for foreign meat has shot up as an outbreak of African swine fever has decimated its domestic pig population and has sent it looking for substitutes. Chinese imports of

Construction continues at the Roquette pea protein plant outside of Portage la Prairie. The facility is set to open in 2020.

Farmit Manitoba

Laying a foundation for protein in Manitoba

It doesn’t have to be plants  or livestock — both have the ability thrive

By Alexis Stockford October 17, 2019

If Manitoba wants to succeed in becoming a world-class protein producer, it needs to put aside partisan bickering. Forget about getting drawn into fighting over whether plant or animal protein is better, and in getting a larger slice of the same old pie. Instead the province should be pulling together and creating a larger pie.

When farmers of all stripes do their job well, consumers have the option to safely choose between meat or plant-based sources of protein.

Editorial, Farmit Manitoba, Opinion, Other

Editor’s Take: Is fake meat just a flash in the pan?

By Gord Gilmour September 26, 2019

How much real interest is there in fake meat? By that I mean not the sort of interest you see in the equity markets where share prices have been driven through the roof because some investor doesn’t want to miss the next Microsoft or Amazon. Or the latest media hype, of which there’s been no

News

Meat sector braces after halt to China trade

By Alexis Stockford July 4, 2019

Livestock producers and meat processors are still determining the impact as China turns off the tap on all Canadian meat 

It’s hard to say how much damage has been done since China announced its sudden aversion to Canadian meat. “It’s a bit too soon to tell to get a real dollar figure on it, because it is a situation where, when we want to sell pork, we’re trying to maximize the value of that product,”

Federal International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr speaks at the China-Canada economic and financial strategy dialogue in Beijing on Nov. 12, 2018. (Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee/Pool)

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Canada says bogus certificates being used to smuggle meat into China

By GFM Network News June 26, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — Unknown actors are using bogus certificates to smuggle Canadian meat into China, Trade Minister Jim Carr said on Wednesday, a day after Beijing halted beef and pork imports citing falsified paperwork. China, which has already blocked imports of Canadian canola seed and product from three pork plants, said on Tuesday it

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Increased Chinese inspections on Canadian meat for pork only

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 5, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — Chinese plans to boost inspections of Canadian meat imports only affect pork rather than all meat products as the federal agriculture ministry initially stated, a Canadian government official said on Wednesday. A ministry notice seen by Reuters on Tuesday said the Canadian embassy in Beijing had been told Chinese customs agents

To replicate what beef does to your taste buds requires a great deal of mastery and food science.

Comment, Opinion, Other

Comment: Blurring the lines in the protein battle for consumers

By Sylvain Charlebois June 3, 2019

Plant-based nutrition is alive and well in Canada, according to a recent poll. The poll from Angus Reid Global, in partnership with Dalhousie University, found that by April 2019, 38 per cent of Canadians had tried a plant-based protein food item in recent months. The Beyond Meat phenomenon certainly has something to do with it.

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle tick lower in thin pre-holiday trade

U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on short covering, war risk

Prairie forecast: Plenty more chances for snow over Holidays

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