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Maple Leaf to consolidate Ontario poultry processing

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff November 27, 2018

A new $660 million plant at London, Ont. will house Maple Leaf Foods’ Ontario fresh poultry processing operations by mid-2021 as the food processing firm prepares to shut three older facilities. Toronto-based Maple Leaf announced Monday it will build a 640,000-square foot plant at London, billed as “one of the most technologically advanced poultry-processing plants

Crops

Barilla to buy second-largest Italian pasta plant

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 14, 2018

Milan | Reuters — Food group Barilla said on Wednesday it had presented an offer to buy the second-largest pasta plant in Italy from domestic rival Pasta Zara to boost its production capacity. Family-owned Pasta Zara has started court proceedings to get creditor protection after its debt spiralled out of control. The factory, which is

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s sales a day-to-day business

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 10, 2018

CNS Canada — Canada’s pulse crop trade hasn’t stopped, even though its biggest customer, India, isn’t taking large amounts anymore. Instead, buyers are finding themselves having to take business one day at a time and become a bit more creative. “I think everyone is in the same boat; it’s not that the market has stopped.

Crops, Markets

Canola crush margins tightest in years

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 15, 2018

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins have fallen to some of their lowest levels in more than a decade, which should keep a lid on any upside in prices. As of Thursday, the canola board crush margin calculated by ICE Futures U.S. was only about $26 above the November contract, which compares with levels a

Livestock

CFIA seeks ‘fundamental change’ in chicken processing

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 28, 2018

Canada’s chicken processors have a year to make plant-level changes to cut the risk of salmonella infection from frozen raw breaded chicken goods. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said March 12 it will require processors to identify salmonella as a hazard likely to occur in these products — and to “implement changes in order to

Eastern Canada’s dairy producers are expecting another announcement this month from processing co-operative Agropur about new construction. (Canam-Construction.com)

Dairy cattle, Livestock

More milk quota increases expected for Eastern Canada

By GFM Network News, John Greig January 11, 2018

Updated, Jan. 15, 2018 –– Dairy Farmers of Ontario expects it will need six per cent more milk from producers in the next year. DFO chair Ralph Dietrich told the organization’s annual meeting that new processing capacity coming online this year will help drive the continued increase in quota allocated to meet the demand. The

Livestock

Olymel plugs over $52M into poultry processing

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News November 24, 2017

The meat packing and processing arm of Quebec’s biggest agrifood co-operative has earmarked over $52 million for poultry plant upgrades and construction in Ontario and Quebec. La Coop federee’s Olymel division in the past week has announced over $30 million for plant upgrades and the purchase of a second facility at Brampton, Ont., $14 million

Crops

Few stand for Ontario vegetable board elections

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 29, 2017

Ontario’s 450-odd processing vegetable growers have put up just three people to fill four open spots on the board of their marketing organization. The Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers (OPVG) on Friday announced the results from an election meeting for two District 1 directors, held Thursday evening in Chatham. Tomato and bean grower David Epp of

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Markets

Sharp futures drop sees canola crush margins rise

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 23, 2017

CNS Canada — The sharp break lower in Canadian canola futures prices on Thursday caused crush margins to rise to their widest levels since January, as the product values have not fallen to nearly the same extent. Canola Board Crush Margins calculated by ICE Futures Canada were at about $114 above the May contract as

Canola seed, oil and meal. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops

Canola’s impact shown throughout Canadian economy

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 2, 2017

CNS Canada –– Like a rock thrown in a lake creates ripples on shore, a new study commissioned by the Canola Council of Canada shows the sector’s impact is growing larger — causing ripples to turn to waves. Canola’s value to the Canadian economy has tripled over the past decade to $26.7 billion a year,

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: ‘Relentless’ fund selling knocks down CME cattle futures

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide as traders worry China may miss US buying target

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

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Maple Leaf to consolidate Ontario poultry processing

Barilla to buy second-largest Italian pasta plant

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s sales a day-to-day business

Canola crush margins tightest in years

CFIA seeks ‘fundamental change’ in chicken processing

More milk quota increases expected for Eastern Canada

Olymel plugs over $52M into poultry processing

Few stand for Ontario vegetable board elections

Sharp futures drop sees canola crush margins rise

Canola’s impact shown throughout Canadian economy

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