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Hogs, Livestock

Olymel’s striking Quebec workers get layoff ultimatum

Hog slaughter plant idle since late April

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Updated — The threat of job losses for about half the unionized workers at a major pork packing plant in Quebec is its owners’ latest bid to end a four-month strike. Olymel announced Tuesday it will “abolish” the evening shift at its hog slaughter and processing plant at Vallee-Jonction, about 60 km southeast of Quebec
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Hogs, Livestock

Time for arbitration in Olymel strike, PQ says

Province's new mediator not enough, party says

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Quebec’s third opposition party is calling on the province’s CAQ government to propose arbitration for an end to a strike at a major pork slaughter plant. The Parti Quebecois’ ag critic, Matane-Matapedia MNA Pascal Berube, and its labour critic, Jonquiere MNA Sylvain Gaudreault, made the pitch Friday, after workers from Olymel’s plant at Vallee-Jonction voted
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Hogs, News

Mexico agrees to resume pork shipments from Smithfield plant in U.S.

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Mexico is allowing a Smithfield Foods’ hog plant in North Carolina, the world’s biggest, to resume shipments of pork products after blocking it two months ago over quality concerns, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Smithfield’s plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, is allowed again to export pork to Mexico that was produced on
Representatives of les Eleveurs de porcs du Quebec speak Wednesday in Longueuil, calling on Premier Francois Legault to intervene in the strike at Olymel’s Vallee-Jonction hog slaughter plant. (Leseleveursdeporcsduquebec.com)
Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Striking Quebec pork plant staff reject deal with Olymel

Quebec hog farmers call for province to intervene

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Quebec’s hog farmers now want Premier Francois Legault to step in on a months-long strike at a major pork packing plant after its workers rejected a tentative deal between their union and employer. Workers at Olymel’s plant at Vallee-Jonction, about 60 km southeast of Quebec City, met Tuesday evening to vote on an agreement in
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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Olymel, Quebec workers reach deal in principle

Agreement may end months-long strike at hog plant

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The union for workers at a major pork slaughter and packing plant in Quebec’s Beauce region says it has a deal that may end a strike which has backed up hogs on farms in the province since late April. The Syndicat des travailleurs d’Olymel Vallee-Jonction (STOVJ) — which represents over 1,000 employees at Olymel’s Vallee-Jonction
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Markets, News

Smithfield Foods stops slaughtering pigs at U.S. hometown plant

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Reuters – Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, has stopped slaughtering pigs in the United States’ so-called ham capital, where the company was founded 85 years ago. The end of slaughtering in Smithfield, Virginia, is the latest reconfiguration for the company’s namesake plant and follows a months-long internal review of its East Coast operations,
China buys 20,000 tonnes of frozen pork for its state reserves
Markets, News

China buys 20,000 tonnes of frozen pork for its state reserves

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China purchased 20,000 tonnes of frozen pork for its state reserves on July 7. Live hog prices in the world’s top pork producer plunged 65 per cent from January to early June as outbreaks of disease triggered panic selling, and as a glut of large pigs were sent to slaughter. Falling prices eroded profits for
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Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Public trust and modern agriculture

Don’t dread the public’s newfound interest — treat it as an opportunity

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I find that many farmers react to the words “public trust” like a cat running across hot pavement. The subject is often viewed as a threat, seen by some as rhetorical cover for those who want to dismantle modern agriculture. While I understand the reaction, I have a different response. I see public questions on

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