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Have we learned anything about controlling zoonotics from COVID?

By Dr. Ron Clarke May 21, 2024

It was an anniversary of sorts this spring, with COVID officially turning four years old. Meanwhile, avian influenza leapt into ruminants, becoming known as bovine influenza A virus. Globally, COVID killed over seven million. Where it came from is still debated by scientists, but probably from a Wuhan fish market in China and probably from […] Read more

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Loblaw to back Canada grocery code

The code has been the focus of considerable back and forth between food retailers and Ottawa

By Janelle Rudolph May 17, 2024

After months of negotiation, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) says it’s standing behind a proposed grocery code of conduct.

A young man grocery shopping in Montreal, Que. A recent Canadian Cattle Association survey found a quarter of gen Z participants wanted to eat more meat, but perceptions around environment and cost were perceived issues for some.

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Recent survey reveals uncertainty in public attitudes toward beef

The Canadian Cattle Association says a lack of public knowledge about farming underscores the need for farmers and ranchers to speak up

By Becky Zimmer May 10, 2024

Social media, news articles and conversations around the dinner table don’t always have a positive story to tell about Canadian beef, but that may be rooted in uncertainty more than negativity. While people from every generation are questioning beef’s roles in diets, markets and the environment, recent public perception research done by the Canadian Cattle […] Read more

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Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says

By Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters, Tom Polansek May 1, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that preliminary results of additional testing of more dairy products has shown that pasteurization inactivates the bird flu virus.

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Olymel to close Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu poultry, pork plant

Meat packer announced improving financial outlook this year after losses, consolidation

By Geralyn Wichers April 30, 2024

Olymel's poultry and pork processing facility at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, will be shuttered this summer, the company announced earlier this month.

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Report calls for consistent standard for agri-food climate reporting

Deloitte Canada says a unified, open-source framework needed to ensure consumer trust

By Gord Gilmour April 24, 2024

Canada needs a simple, consistent and easy-to-use system to build on its green agriculture reputation, says a recent report from accounting firm Deloitte Canada.

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U.S. FDA says milk is safe despite bird flu virus presence

By Jasper Ward, Manas Mishra, Reuters April 24, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it had found bird flu virus particles in some samples of pasteurized milk, but said commercial milk supply remains safe.

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EU lawmakers back Ukraine food import extension, with curbs

By philip-blenkinsop, Reuters April 23, 2024

The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to back a year-long extension to tariff-free trade for Ukrainian farm produce, while introducing new curbs on the level of imports to assuage protesting EU farmers.

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Food and beverage sales to fall in 2024; processor margins to improve

Stabilizing or declining input prices working their way through the supply chain, FCC says

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News April 12, 2024

Farm Credit Canada is predicting Canadian food and beverage sales will fall slightly this year as consumers manage tight budgets. Gross margins, however, should increase as the effects of falling commodity prices work their way through the supply chain, the farm lender said in an April 9 news release.

FILE PHOTO. A woman receives a bag of food from the government during the distribution of food items by the government to cushion the high cost of living in Abuja, Nigeria, September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

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Nearly 55 million people face hunger in West and Central Africa

By Ngouda Dione, Reuters, GFM Network News April 12, 2024

Soaring prices have helped fuel a food crisis in West and Central Africa, where nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves in the coming months, U.N. humanitarian agencies warned on Friday.

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans set 15-month high on U.S.-China trade deal hopes

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices to stay steady, says broker

U.S. livestock: Feeders continue to fall; live cattle level out

Food

Have we learned anything about controlling zoonotics from COVID?

Loblaw to back Canada grocery code

Recent survey reveals uncertainty in public attitudes toward beef

Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says

Olymel to close Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu poultry, pork plant

Report calls for consistent standard for agri-food climate reporting

U.S. FDA says milk is safe despite bird flu virus presence

EU lawmakers back Ukraine food import extension, with curbs

Food and beverage sales to fall in 2024; processor margins to improve

Nearly 55 million people face hunger in West and Central Africa

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