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(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Tyson accelerates shift away from antibiotics in chicken

By Tom Polansek February 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Tyson Foods in June will switch its retail line of company-branded chicken products to birds raised without any antibiotics, a top executive said on Tuesday, accelerating the meat sector’s shift away from the drugs. The change will make Tyson, which is the largest U.S. chicken processor, into the world’s leading producer […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Tim Hortons owner confirms US$1.8B deal for Popeyes

By Reuters February 21, 2017

Reuters — Restaurant Brands International, owner of the Burger King and Tim Hortons fast-food chains, said on Tuesday it would acquire Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen for US$1.8 billion in cash. The deal is a bet by Oakville, Ont.-based Restaurant Brands that it can use its international reach to introduce Popeyes’ Louisiana-style fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits […] Read more

A Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen outlet in Costa Rica. (Businesswire.com)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Tim Hortons owner reported near deal to buy Popeyes

By greg-roumeliotis, Lauren Hirsch February 20, 2017

Reuters — Restaurant Brands International, owner of the Burger King and Tim Hortons fast food chains, is nearing a deal to acquire Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, people familiar with the matter said Monday. The deal, which will likely value Popeyes at more than US$1.7 billion, is a bet by Oakville, Ont.-based Restaurant Brands that it can […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

China bird flu deaths surge in what could be worst season ever

By Reuters February 15, 2017

Beijing | Reuters — As many as 79 people died from H7N9 bird flu in China last month, the government said, stoking worries that the spread of the virus this season could be the worst on record. January’s fatalities were up to four times higher than the same month in past years, and brought the […] Read more

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Livestock

A+W books sales growth despite Prairie ‘challenges’

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 14, 2017

Canadian burger and root beer chain A+W has chalked up another year of same-store sales growth despite “economic challenges” in the Alberta and Saskatchewan markets. Posting its year-end results on Tuesday, A+W’s Vancouver-based income fund reported same-store sales growth of 3.4 per cent in 2016 over 2015, down from a 7.6 per cent sales growth […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Despite Trump talk of ‘tweaking’ NAFTA, Canada could still be hurt

By Andrea Hopkins, David Ljunggren February 14, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters — Although U.S. President Donald Trump says he only wants to tweak trade ties with Canada, his pledge to renegotiate NAFTA to focus on Mexico is almost impossible and Canada will not emerge unscathed, Canadian officials and trade experts said Tuesday. Trump had warm words for Canadian trade following a meeting with […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Pizza chains expand antibiotic-free meat market

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 7, 2017

Canadian pizza chains Pizza Nova and Pizza Pizza are both staking out further space in the chain dining market for meats from livestock raised without antibiotics. Toronto-based Pizza Pizza on Jan. 23 announced it would source all chicken products on its menu from birds raised without the use of antibiotics, effective immediately. The company’s pledge […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Tyson reveals subpoena linked to alleged price fixing

By Sruthi Ramakrishnan, Tom Polansek February 6, 2017

Reuters — Tyson Foods disclosed on Monday it has received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission following allegations it conspired with rivals for years to fix chicken prices. The chicken sector, which is dominated by a handful of large meat companies, has come under increased scrutiny over the past year as customers […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat

Durum acres to decline in 2017

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 3, 2017

CNS Canada –– Canadian farmers are sitting on large stocks of poor-quality durum, which should cut into acres seeded to the crop this spring. Durum stocks in the country, as of Dec. 31, 2016, came in at 6.9 million tonnes, marking a new record for that date, according to Statistics Canada data going back to […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery

Textron to buy Arctic Cat

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 31, 2017

A U.S. firm with multiple brands in the utility vehicle market is set to add Minneapolis-based ATV and snowmobile maker Arctic Cat to its roster. Providence, R.I.-based Textron Inc. announced Wednesday it has signed an all-cash merger deal to buy NASDAQ-traded Arctic Cat for $18.50 a share, or about $247 million (all figures US$). Arctic […] Read more

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

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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

Tyson accelerates shift away from antibiotics in chicken

Tim Hortons owner confirms US$1.8B deal for Popeyes

Tim Hortons owner reported near deal to buy Popeyes

China bird flu deaths surge in what could be worst season ever

A+W books sales growth despite Prairie ‘challenges’

Despite Trump talk of ‘tweaking’ NAFTA, Canada could still be hurt

Pizza chains expand antibiotic-free meat market

Tyson reveals subpoena linked to alleged price fixing

Durum acres to decline in 2017

Textron to buy Arctic Cat

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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