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File photo of a platter of sliced raw beef served in Singapore for use in shabu-shabu, a Japanese-style hotpot dish. (Kenneth Chew/iStock/Getty Images)

Singapore clears all Canadian beef for import

Country first to lift BSE-era restrictions under new status

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News August 26, 2021

Canada’s new official international status as a “negligible risk” country for bovine spongiform encephalopathy now has its first recognition from a beef-importing nation. Singapore has approved the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s certificate for exports of all Canadian beef, including beef offal, with no restrictions on the age of the cattle from which the beef was

A Western blot analysis, used to detect specific proteins in tissue samples, is used to confirm BSE in cattle. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

OIE ruling turns page on BSE in Canada

Canada's BSE status upgraded to 'negligible risk'

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 27, 2021

The international body overseeing countries’ animal disease control measures has assigned Canada the lowest level of risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) — a move which stands to help clear away lingering trade barriers against Canadian beef. The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on Thursday announced it has delivered “negligible risk” status for BSE

Wagyu beef on skewers at a Tokyo market. (Michal_Staniewski/iStock/Getty Images)

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Japan now accepting Canadian OTM beef

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff May 21, 2019

The last of Japan’s BSE-related restrictions on Canadian beef are lifted as of last Friday, with the Japanese government’s agreement to allow beef from Canadian cattle over 30 months of age (OTMs). Citing industry estimates, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said the added access announced Tuesday could mean an increase of up to 20 per cent

Hogs, News

Pork agency hearings set for 2016

The proposed promotion and research agency would be funded by farmer levies

By Alex Binkley November 25, 2015

The Farm Products Council of Canada has scheduled public hearings for Calgary and Montreal in 2016 on the proposed national pork promotion and research agency. The sessions will be in Calgary Jan. 19 and Montreal Feb. 16. The council has been collecting written submissions for the last few months on the proposal for an agency

shopper at a beef display in grocery store

Beef cattle, Hogs

Beef, pork producers watch home markets as exports grow

Both sectors have adopted strategies to increase domestic consumer demand

By Alex Binkley June 3, 2015

While they’re major players in overseas markets, Canada’s beef and pork sectors also want to stop losing domestic market share to imports, industry representatives told the Canadian Meat Council annual conference. “Imports continue to flow into Canada,” said Derrick Ash, director of national marketing for Canada Pork. Domestic pork consumption dropped by five per cent

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Two Manitoba plants not shipping to Russia

By Alex Binkley April 18, 2013

Russian authorities are cutting off purchases from slaughter plants that handle animals treated with ractopamine

Russia has blocked beef and pork shipments from dozens of Canadian meat plants, including two in Manitoba, in an ongoing dispute over the use of the feed additive ractopamine. According to a list from VPSS, Russia’s veterinary inspection service, only 15 Canadian pork and four beef processors can still ship to Russia because they don’t

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock Markets, News

Traders prepare to go long lean hogs

By Gavin Maguire March 28, 2013

The lean hog market is approaching a well-defined seasonal bottom that usually occurs during the opening half of April, and a number of traders are gearing up to go long that commodity over the coming weeks. They hope to be in position ahead of any upturn in values fuelled by a drop in fresh meat

Beef cattle, International news, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Aussie beef exports to China on record pace

March 25, 2013

canberra / reuters /Australian beef sales to China are set to surge more than eightfold this year, to around 50,000 tonnes annually from about 6,000 tonnes a year ago. “In the last six months there has been a bigger jump in China’s beef imports from Australia because China blocked beef imports from Brazil due to

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Russia to ban U.S. turkey as well as beef and pork over feed additive

February 12, 2013

Turkey is now included in the ban moscow / reuters Russia will ban imports of U.S. turkey due to concerns about the use of the feed additive ractopamine, Russia’s Veterinary and Phyto-Sanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) said in a statement Feb. 4. The service will impose a temporary ban on U.S. turkey starting from Feb. 11,

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Nicaragua to accept Canada beef, pork shipments

January 17, 2013

winnipeg / reuters / Nicaragua has agreed to accept shipments of Canadian pork and beef effective immediately, the Canadian government said Jan. 2. Nicaragua had halted imports of Canadian beef in 2003, after the discovery of mad cow disease, or BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in a western Canadian herd. Many beef-importing countries halted beef trade

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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