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Maple Leaf Foods plans to split into two independent public companies

By Reuters July 9, 2024

Maple Leaf Foods is splitting into two independent public entities by spinning off its pork business, it said today. Maple Leaf Foods will retain a 19.9 per cent ownership position in the newly formed pork company, the name of which will be announced in the coming months, the company said.

Pascal Houle, Chief Executive Officer of Sollio Cooperative Group at its 2024 annual general meeting. (CNW Group/Sollio Cooperative Group)

Livestock

Olymel parent company posts profit after plant closures

The company closed plants in Ontario, Quebec, and slowed production in the west in 2023

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News March 4, 2024

Sollio Cooperative Group, parent company of meat processor Olymel, says it’s back in the black after a period of losses led to closures and cut-backs.

Markets

Smithfield Foods ends contracts with 26 US pig farms, citing oversupply

American pork producers have been losing money as pig prices, consumer demand bump against high costs

By GFM Network News, Reuters, Tom Polansek December 6, 2023

Smithfield Foods said it will end contracts with 26 hog farms in the U.S. state of Utah, in the latest contraction by the world's largest pork processor in the face of an industry oversupply.

Letters

Letters: Expansion not a good news story

By John Fefchak August 30, 2023

In response to the Co-operator article “Pork Industry lauds Winkler Meat expansion”: While the creation of more jobs is recognized, the expansion for more hogs being raised in factory barns means even more pollution and more manure problems to deal with. Born and raised on a farm, I appreciate the proper raising and care of

News

U.S. mulls waivers for pork plants forced to slow down

Move could undermine worker safety, many fret

By Tom Polansek October 18, 2021

Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working on a proposal for a waiver system for hog plants forced by a Federal Court to slow processing lines, Secretary Tom Vilsack said recently. Waivers to allow plants to speed up processing lines again could renew concerns about worker safety but boost profits for pork companies

Hogs, Livestock

HyLife buys pork packing, hog production capacity

Firm buys stake in U.S. packer, Manitoba hog farming business

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 29, 2020

Canadian hog production and pork processing firm HyLife has moved to expand its reach in North American pork packing as well as Manitoba hog farming. La Broquerie, Man.-based HyLife announced last week it has bought a 75 per cent stake in Taylor Corp.’s Prime Pork, a packing and processing operation at Windom, Minnesota, about 200

File photo of hogs in transit near Red Deer, Alta. (Stefonlinton/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Canada’s pork sector up to speed, aware of challenges

Processing plants enhancing biosecurity; producers being urged to watch their stress levels

By Alexis Kienlen, GFM Network News April 3, 2020

They’re adding protective plexiglass shields, bringing in trailers to separate groups of workers, and boosting communication on biosecurity. It’s all part of an ongoing effort to ensure pork processing plants aren’t disrupted by COVID-19. “I’m very impressed by our packers, and for the workers for coming to work every day and being there and realizing

Hogs, Livestock

HyLife co-founder Paul Vielfaure, 59

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 30, 2017

Funeral arrangements are pending for one of the founding brothers behind Prairie hog production and pork processing firm HyLife. Paul Vielfaure died suddenly Nov. 23 at age 59, his family reported in a brief obituary in Winnipeg and Steinbach newspapers this week. Radio-Canada reported Tuesday that Vielfaure had died in Phoenix, Arizona. While Vielfaure was

Eric Schwindt says demand is helping to keep up North American hog prices. (John Greig photo)

Hogs, Livestock

Ontario hog farmers to get new options with Michigan plant

By GFM Network News, John Greig June 26, 2017

A combination of hog prices remaining high despite good supplies and a new processing plant in nearby Michigan have Ontario hog farmers optimistic about the near future. “It’s unambiguously good news to have more processing capacity close to Ontario,” said Patrick O’Neil, Ontario Pork’s marketing division manager, at the Ontario Pork Congress. The Clemens Food

Hogs, Livestock

Olymel to consolidate ham work next fall

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 5, 2016

The meat packing arm of Quebec’s La Coop federee plans to shut down major ham lines at one of its further-processing plants in the province next year, cutting up to 340 jobs. Olymel said Friday it will halt ham deboning at its St-Hyacinthe plant in September 2017, eliminating 340 positions. Ham deboning work, until now

Daily Network News

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Feed grains weekly: Prices bump up

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Maple Leaf Foods plans to split into two independent public companies

Olymel parent company posts profit after plant closures

Smithfield Foods ends contracts with 26 US pig farms, citing oversupply

Letters: Expansion not a good news story

U.S. mulls waivers for pork plants forced to slow down

HyLife buys pork packing, hog production capacity

Canada’s pork sector up to speed, aware of challenges

HyLife co-founder Paul Vielfaure, 59

Ontario hog farmers to get new options with Michigan plant

Olymel to consolidate ham work next fall

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