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(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

High-path avian flu pops back up in southern Ontario

Three outbreaks in Canadian poultry this month, plus skunks

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 16, 2023

Feather industry officials are calling for “extreme caution” among poultry farmers after cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza turned up at two southern Ontario properties in the past week. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it has confirmed cases of the virus detected last Friday in a backyard poultry flock in the municipality of Chatham-Kent,

File photo of signage outside Maple Leaf Foods’ Lagimodiere Boulevard plant in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Livestock, Markets

Maple Leaf sees ‘inflection point’ beyond red ink of 2022

Packer books net losses in Q4, full-year

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 14, 2023

Another of Canada’s major pork and poultry packers has reported significant net losses in its 2022 ledger, but sees “green shoots” suggesting a return to normal pork markets and stable supply chains this year. Maple Leaf Foods on Thursday reported a net loss of $311.89 million on $4.739 billion in gross sales for its fiscal

Livestock

Cyberattack a $23 million hit on Maple Leaf ledger

Company refused to pay ransom

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 10, 2023

Last fall’s ransomware attack at pork and poultry packer Maple Leaf Foods led to an “adverse economic impact” of $23 million or more on the company’s bottom line as it worked to restore systems, officials said. The company on Thursday released that estimate as part of its fourth-quarter financial report, in which it booked a

Avian influenza losses are causing a reconsideration of vaccinations for flocks.

Farmit Manitoba, Poultry

Bird flu alarm drives world towards once-shunned vaccines

It is a balance between preventing trade upset and limiting economic losses

By Sybille De La Hamaide March 6, 2023

Reuters – French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015 to stop the spread of bird flu but as a wave of deadly outbreaks nears his farm once again, he says it’s time to accept a solution once considered taboo: vaccination. “The goal is that our animals don’t fall ill

Dr. Gillian Muir, dean of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, at a 2022 funding announced by Manitoba’s provincial government.

News

Beef producers push province on veterinary funding

More money for rural clinics, more seats at vet college key to addressing shortfall

By Alexis Stockford February 17, 2023

Manitoba’s beef producers want a second look at funding for veterinary service districts. A late resolution brought before the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) annual meeting Feb. 2 hoped that would ensure government contribution “is more reflective of the actual cost of delivering the needed rural veterinary services that are so important to the livestock sector and others.”

File photo of wild birds on Pokeshaw Rock in northeastern New Brunswick. (Bouillante/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock

Avian flu pops back up in New Brunswick

B.C. only other province with cases so far this month

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News January 19, 2023

Highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds in Canada appears to be in check so far this month in most regions of the country outside southwestern B.C. — but for one recent case in Atlantic Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed an outbreak of high-path avian flu in what it describes as

News

Brazil chicken production and exports seen rising in 2023

By Ana Mano January 11, 2023

Reuters – Brazilian chicken processors including heavyweights JBS SA and BRF SA will collectively increase output and exports in the new year, projections from meat industry group ABPA showed. Brazilian companies will process up to 14.750 million tonnes of chicken meat in 2023, and are also poised to raise exports by up to 8.5 per

News, Poultry

Ecuador, Peru declare animal health emergency due to avian influenza outbreak

By Reuters December 19, 2022

The governments of Ecuador and Peru have declared an animal health emergency due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds and will slaughter the specimens found in the outbreaks. Ecuador will cull some 180,000 birds to prevent the spread of the virus, the Ministry of Agriculture said earlier this month. “During the

News, Poultry

Manitoba layer chick provider sold

Clark’s Poultry has been jointly bought by International Layer Distribution and Trouw Nutrition Canada

By Alexis Stockford December 15, 2022

One of Manitoba’s long-time layer operations is changing hands. Clark’s Poultry, out of Brandon, announced Dec. 5 that the company had been jointly acquired by International Layer Distribution and Trouw Nutrition Canada. Why it matters: Two companies with ownership roots in Europe have purchased the Manitoba chick provider. The company, which this year celebrates its

If you’re planning to have a turkey on your table this holiday season, it’s better to buy it now as prices are sure to increase in the days ahead.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Avian flu – let’s talk turkey

Canadian consumers are better off than their American counterparts

By Sylvain Charlebois December 13, 2022

Avian flu deserves more media attention. The illness affecting our poultry sector has become a real problem. Unlike previous strains, this one has spread across Canada, raising fears that it could become endemic in wild birds, no less. A nightmare. This year alone, avian flu has infected approximately 200 farms with more than 3.6 million

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains on improving cash prices, packer demand

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide on China demand doubts

Spain probes whether swine fever outbreak was caused by lab leak

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