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U. S. Processors Defiant On COOL

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“It depends on how the political winds blow in terms of how strong he’ll try to push it.” – JURGEN PREUGSCHAS, CPC U. S. food companies are refusing to follow a federal government request to increase country-of-origin labelling (COOL) measures on meat, in a possible showdown with the Obama administration. A recent Canadian delegation to
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Going To Be Strong Through 2009-10

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For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended May 22 mixed, with canola mixed and barley higher. Canola was pressured down in the old crop by a slowing pace to demand, with both
Beef cattle, Opinion

Protecting The Canadian Brand

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Stéphane Dion may not exactly be a barrel of laughs, but the much-abused former leader of the Liberal party may soon get the last one. That will be when the U. S. imposes a carbon tax – which in some form, is probably what it’s going to do – and Canada,
Livestock

Canada Revives COOL Complaint

Canada has revived a complaint at the World Trade Organization about a U. S. meat-labelling law that Canadian producers have complained has hurt their hog and cattle sales, Canada’s Trade Minister Stockwell Day said April 27. Canada has complained a new mandatory rule that meat packers include the country of origin of their products on
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Weekly Manitoba Livestock Report

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Winnipeg Values for cattle sold at the various auction marts in Manitoba continued to hold strong levels during the week ended April 17 as demand from all outlets remained fairly aggressive. Prices for cows also held their own during the reporting period. Marketings of cattle, overall, remained at a pretty healthy pace. “Values for feeder
Livestock

Ustr Promises Action On Foreign Trade Barriers

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The U. S. government will develop a list of the most significant barriers to U. S. exports and then prosecute those cases through the World Trade Organization or the appropriate bilateral forum, the U. S. Trade Representative’s office said March 31. “We must work to open new markets around the world for American farmers, manufacturers,
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U. S. Farmers To Plant More Soybeans, Less Corn

U. S. farmers are aiming for a record soybean crop this year but high costs for fertilizer and other supplies will mean less corn, wheat and cotton, U. S. government data showed March 31. After two years of booming returns, farmers are more cautious about their planting this year as the global recession hits exports,
Hogs, News

Pork Producers Mull Ethanol And COOL Offset Subsidies

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The Canadian Pork Council may ask Ottawa to reimburse hog producers for financial hurt caused by U. S. ethanol subsidies and country-of-origin labelling. The idea emerged from a CPC brainstorming session on how to help the country’s beleaguered producers. The CPC is looking for short-and long-term strategies to help hog farmers through their worst financial
Livestock

U. S. Needs Mandatory Livestock Traceback — Lawmakers

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The U. S. government should require livestock producers to enrol in a traceback system, a primary U. S. defence against mad cow disease, because voluntary signups are not working, two key congressmen said on March 11. The chief veterinarian at the Agriculture Department said at a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing “it is time to reassess

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