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Chipotle’s pork plight could hurt Q1 results

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 14, 2015

Reuters –– Chipotle Mexican Grill’s decision to suspend purchases from a pork producer that ran afoul of its animal welfare requirements could bolster its reputation with diners but threatens sales and profits this quarter, an analyst said Wednesday. The burrito chain’s move caused a supply shortfall that is hitting about one-third of its roughly 1,800

Hogs, Livestock

China arrests over 110 people for selling contaminated pork

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 12, 2015

Shanghai | Reuters — China has arrested more than 110 people suspected of selling pork from pigs that died from disease, and confiscated more than 1,000 tonnes of contaminated pork in its latest crackdown on food safety violations. The ministry of public security said Sunday the people were part of a network made up of

workers cutting beef at a meat-packing plant

Livestock, National news

Meat industry needs outside help urgently

The shortage of labour is becoming critical for processors

By Alex Binkley December 17, 2014

Labour shortages in Canada’s meat sector are cutting into profitability and resulting in more livestock being sent south for processing, James Law, executive director of the Canadian Meat Council told the Senate agriculture committee last month. “The greatest threat to the future of Canada’s livestock and meat sector at the moment is the severe shortage

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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Strong hog sector facing uncertain 2015

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin December 9, 2014

CNS Canada — Western Canadian hog farmers are facing an uncertain future from a marketing perspective heading into 2015, with a number of factors on both the supply and demand sides of the equation that could swing prices one way or the other. “After a very profitable 2014… we’re at pivot point,” said Tyler Fulton,

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. to appeal latest WTO loss on COOL

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 28, 2014

Canada will have to wait up to three more months before it can impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods over Washington’s mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law on meat from imported livestock. The U.S. government on Friday filed a notice of appeal against the latest ruling by a World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance panel, which last

Beef cattle, Hogs, Markets, Opinion

Editorial: Customers, not competitors, come first

By John Morriss September 29, 2014

Is there anyone out there who thinks it’s a good thing for Canadian agricultural representatives to join with their competition from other countries to criticize their best customers? The answer is almost certainly no, but on the other hand we didn’t hear any objections when the Canadian Pork Council did exactly that earlier this month.

Hogs, Livestock, News

Mandatory swine-tracking rules now in place for Canada

There are a lot of new procedures for farmers moving pigs

By Allan Dawson July 7, 2014

A new law to track Canada’s pigs took effect July 1. It’s designed to keep herds healthy, improve food safety and promote exports, Manitoba Pork Council chair Karl Kynoch said in a telephone broadcast June 25. “Traceability has become mandatory and is extremely important for both tracking diseases here in Manitoba and to eliminate them

Hogs, Livestock

Hog shortage forces ‘non-production days’ at Maple Leaf

Pork producers say lifting anaerobic digester requirement  would make building more barns affordable

By Shannon VanRaes June 9, 2014

A shortage of hogs has forced Maple Leaf Foods to implement one “non-production” day a week at its Brandon processing plant. While the reasons for the shortage are complex, some in the industry say the solution is simple‚ more pigs. The Manitoba Pork Council says that means building more finisher barns, which hasn’t happened since

Two men outside standing beside each other.

Hogs, Livestock, News

Mechanical processing arm receives award

Zhoda barn manager honoured at Banff Pork Seminar

By Banff Pork Seminar Release February 13, 2014

The developer of a tool that improves handling for baby pigs at processing and improves the health and well-being of farm workers has been awarded the 2014 F.X. Aherne Prize for Innovative Pork Production by the Banff Pork Seminar. Helmut Janz, a barn manager for Maple Leaf in Zhoda, Manitoba, received the award for his

Hogs, Livestock

U.S. weekly PEDv reports increase

The outbreak is increasing costs and reducing production

By Meredith Davis February 6, 2014

Confirmed cases of a deadly pig virus spreading across the U.S. Hog Belt jumped by 215 to its highest weekly increase since it was discovered in the country in April 2013, according to USDA’s National Animal Health Laboratory Network. NAHLN announced the rise in cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) on Jan. 28. Each

Daily Network News

Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

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Chipotle’s pork plight could hurt Q1 results

China arrests over 110 people for selling contaminated pork

Meat industry needs outside help urgently

Strong hog sector facing uncertain 2015

U.S. to appeal latest WTO loss on COOL

Editorial: Customers, not competitors, come first

Mandatory swine-tracking rules now in place for Canada

Hog shortage forces ‘non-production days’ at Maple Leaf

Mechanical processing arm receives award

U.S. weekly PEDv reports increase

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