JBS signage at Greeley, Colorado. (JBS.com.br)

JBS posts quarterly loss on tight U.S. beef margins

'Greater balance' forecasted for global chicken supply

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian meat company JBS SA on Monday reported a second-quarter loss citing the negative effects of an oversupplied global chicken market and tighter margins for its beef business in the U.S., where it gets most of its sales. JBS reported a net loss of 263.6 million reais (C$73.8 million), the

There have been recent large investments in the Manitoba Pork sector.

Study puts numbers to pork sector’s economic contribution

Pork’s outlook positive despite headwinds, industry says

Twenty-two thousand, or 55 per cent, of all agriculture and food processing jobs in Manitoba are tied to the hog sector, according to a new study released by the Manitoba Pork Council. “The contributions of Manitoba’s hog farming and pork processing sector to the provincial economy are substantial and show that our sector is an


The Winkler Meats expansion is a good news story for Manitoba hog producers, says industry.

Pork industry lauds Winkler Meats expansion

The almost $53-million project will add 155 local jobs

The $52.8-million expansion of the Winkler Meats processing plant in south-central Manitoba is a sign of a healthy sector, according to Manitoba Pork Council general manager Cam Dahl. “This is a really good news story, frankly, for all of Manitoba, but of course it’s especially a good news story for Manitoba hog producers,” he said.

Red meat sector urges Ottawa to reject U.K. CPTPP membership

Red meat sector urges Ottawa to reject U.K. CPTPP membership

The Canadian Meat Council, Canadian Cattle Association and Canadian Pork Council say they foresee many of the same regulatory headaches as they suffered with CETA

Canada’s red meat sector is urging Parliament to reject the U.K.’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. “Fair and open market access has allowed both the beef and pork industries to thrive, so our opposition is not something we have entered into lightly or without consideration,” said Chris White, president and



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Pork sector calls for essential service status amid B.C. port strike

Council says pork should receive same consideration as grains

Leaders in Canada’s pork sector are calling on the federal government to give perishable agriculture products the same consideration and protection as grain. The call comes as a longshore workers’ strike at British Columbia’s West Coast ports nears its second week, blocking the shipment of Canadian meat and most other exports. Canadian Pork Council (CPC)


The interior of the HyLife Foods pork processing plant in Neepawa, Man.

Production to be minimally affected in HyLife layoffs

The Manitoba layoffs are mainly administrative staff, though the company also recently shuttered its Minnesota facility

La Broquerie-based pork company HyLife Foods says production will be minimally affected by layoffs it announced last week. “We are carefully restructuring to endure the current global conditions,” said president and CEO Grant Lazaruk in a June 9 news release, which announced the layoff of 87 employees, most of them administrative staff. The company has

Letters: Pork should lead with values

Letters: Pork should lead with values

In response to the May 2 Co-operator article, “Values lead on public trust”: As Amy te Plate-Church, presenter at the Manitoba Pork Council’s most recent annual meeting said, “lead with values” in the debate about industrial hog methods of raising pigs. Let’s do that. The crux of this value debate lies in the reality of


Olymel’s Drummondville, Que. bacon plant.(Drumco.ca)

Olymel bacon plant deal a ‘signal,’ union says

Deal ends three-week strike at Drummondville

Unionized workers at Olymel’s bacon processing plant at Drummondville, Que. have voted to accept a four-year deal, ending a three-week strike and serving as a “signal” to employers in the region, their union said. Olymel announced Friday that CSN-represented workers at the Bacon Inter-America facility, who’d been on strike since May 26, voted 93.6 per

'It is vital that governments work together to dismantle barriers and promote an inclusive agricultural trading system.' – Cam Dahl.

Comment: The thickening U.S. border

Proposition 12 and rule changes on meat labels threaten U.S.-Canada trade

The international agricultural landscape is witnessing a troubling trend toward protectionism. In past eras, protectionism was enabled through tariffs that blocked trade. World Trade Organization negotiations and bilateral trade agreements have largely eliminated that from the protectionists’ toolbox but, as evidenced by recent events in the U.S., there are other ways to impede trade. California’s