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Schoepp: Trading places

Straight from the hip with Brenda Schoepp

By Brenda Schoepp March 8, 2017

There has been much discussion on protectionism as we watch the trumping of the TPP and look at NAFTA with sorrowful anticipation. What is the importance of huge trade deals and why should we examine them now? The largest global trade body is the World Trade Organization (WTO), which is a negotiating body established in […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Low-path bird flu turns up in Wisconsin turkeys

By Reuters March 7, 2017

Paris | Reuters — The U.S. has reported an outbreak of avian flu on a farm in Wisconsin, the second in the country in less than a week although the virus found this time is considered less virulent, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. A strain of low-pathogenic H5N2 avian flu […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Bird flu found in Tennessee chicken flock

By Jo Winterbottom March 5, 2017

Reuters — A strain of bird flu has been detected in a chicken breeder flock on a Tennessee farm contracted to U.S. food giant Tyson Foods, and the 73,500 birds will be culled to stop the virus from entering the food system, government and company officials said on Sunday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

WHO says bird flu outbreaks raise alarm

By Kate Kelland March 1, 2017

London | Reuters — The risk of sustained human-to-human transmission of H7N9 avian flu in China is low, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, but a surge in human cases there is worrying and requires constant monitoring. Outbreaks of H5 bird flu strains in poultry and wild birds across Europe, Africa and Asia are […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Mexico eyes Brazil farm products as hedge on Trump threat

By Reuters February 24, 2017

Brasilia | Reuters — Amid trade tensions with the U.S., Mexico plans to send a delegation next month to visit Brazilian corn, beef, chicken and soy producers as an alternative to U.S. suppliers, its representative in Brazil said on Friday. Mexican charge d’affaires Eleazar Velasco said Brazil is uniquely positioned to expand agricultural commodity sales […] Read more

Coop federee president Ghislain Gervais speaks to the co-operative’s AGM Feb. 23 in Quebec City. (CNW Group/La Coop federee)

Livestock, Machinery

Coop federee cracks $6 billion mark in revenues

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 24, 2017

Revenues for expansion-minded Quebec agrifood and retail co-operative La Coop federee crossed the $6 billion mark in fiscal 2016, leading to a substantial jump in patronage dividends to producers. The co-operative at its annual meeting reported earnings, before patronage dividends and income taxes, of $275.44 million on $6.335 billion in revenues for fiscal 2016, up […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Cash-rich Maple Leaf sees abundant U.S. opportunities

By Rod Nickel February 22, 2017

Reuters — Canadian meat packing company Maple Leaf Foods is hunting for acquisitions in the U.S., after years spent upgrading old factories and shedding business lines, its CEO said on Wednesday. Maple Leaf, which reported on Wednesday its profits doubled in the fourth quarter, sees growth opportunities from meat produced humanely and without antibiotics, and […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

China reports more severe form of bird flu, threat to poultry

By Dominique Patton, stephanie-nebehay February 22, 2017

Geneva/Beijing | Reuters — China is working to assess the prevalence of a new strain of H7N9 bird flu, state radio reported Wednesday, after global health authorities said the strain had evolved into a more severe form in birds. So far the variant strain has only been detected in Guangdong province, but given the wide […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Maple Leaf Foods allows McCain to boost stake

By Reuters February 22, 2017

Reuters — Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods reported a smaller-than-expected profit on Wednesday and also said it would allow its biggest shareholder to take a bigger stake in the company. The company said CEO Michael McCain and an affiliated company, McCain Capital Inc., could now bump up their stake to as much as 45 […] Read more

Irradiated ground beef, such as these burger patties, is expected to have a lower potential presence of harmful pathogens such as E. coli. (Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Health Canada clears ground beef irradiation

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 22, 2017

Fresh and frozen ground beef treated with irradiation can now be sold in Canada, the federal health department announced Wednesday. Health Canada has published regulations in the Canada Gazette which add fresh and frozen ground beef to the short list of irradiated foods, such as potatoes, onions, spices and flour, that are permitted for sale, […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Draft ‘MAHA’ commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour

Schoepp: Trading places

Low-path bird flu turns up in Wisconsin turkeys

Bird flu found in Tennessee chicken flock

WHO says bird flu outbreaks raise alarm

Mexico eyes Brazil farm products as hedge on Trump threat

Coop federee cracks $6 billion mark in revenues

Cash-rich Maple Leaf sees abundant U.S. opportunities

China reports more severe form of bird flu, threat to poultry

Maple Leaf Foods allows McCain to boost stake

Health Canada clears ground beef irradiation

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