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Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart, shown here at Ag in Motion in 2015, plans to leave the post following a recent cancer diagnosis. (File photo by Lisa Guenther)

Saskatchewan ag minister, ag critic return in election

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 5, 2016

Saskatchewan’s agriculture minister and opposition ag critic both easily held their ridings Monday night as the governing Saskatchewan Party completed its electoral hat trick. By about 1 a.m. Tuesday, Premier Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Party had won 51 of 61 ridings, for a third straight majority mandate coming out of Monday’s general election. The opposition New […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Cara to buy St-Hubert restaurant, food businesses

By Amrutha Gayathri, Euan Rocha March 31, 2016

Reuters — Cara Operations, owner of the Swiss Chalet casual dining chain and Harvey’s burger outlets, said Thursday it will buy St-Hubert BBQ, one of Quebec’s largest casual dining chains, for $537 million to gain a foothold in the province. The deal, expected to close this summer pending regulatory approvals, was cheered by analysts and investors. […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Two more states’ eggs, poultry allowed into Canada

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 31, 2016

Cross-border travellers may again bring raw poultry meat, eggs and live birds into Canada from North Dakota and Missouri. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency last week shortened its list of U.S. states under avian influenza-related restrictions to just one. Indiana remains under limits imposed in January after highly pathogenic (“high-path”) H7N8 avian flu turned up at […] Read more

Livestock

Premium Brands buys meat supplier C+C

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 28, 2016

Montreal meat distributor and processor C+C Packing is set to become a new eastern arm for Vancouver food firm Premium Brands. Premium Brands last Tuesday announced a $146 million cash-and-stock deal to buy C+C and its in-house processing arm Premier Meat Packers. The company supplies fresh and frozen meats to grocery chains, the hotel and […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Mexico clears Canadian poultry meat for import

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 27, 2016

Duck and other poultry from Canada may again be exported to Mexico, for the first time since 2004. Canada’s Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday announced Mexico had reopened its border to fresh poultry meat including chicken, turkey and, “most significant in terms of historical trade,” duck. Mexico had […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Major grocers pledge cage-free eggs by 2025

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News March 18, 2016

The grocery arm of the body for Canadian retailers has rolled out a 10-year plan to source the eggs its members sell from layer hens raised in “cage-free environments.” The grocer members of the Retail Council of Canada (RCC), which include Loblaw, Sobeys/Safeway, Metro and Wal-Mart Canada, said Friday they are “voluntarily committing to the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Cuban export opportunities eyed for U.S. farmers

By Reuters March 16, 2016

Lima | Reuters –– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said Tuesday that farm officials want to lay the groundwork so U.S. agricultural exporters can seize new opportunities in Cuba if the trade embargo on the country is lifted. The normalization of trade relations would allow U.S. farmers to use lower transportation costs to edge […] Read more

A+W, which sources eggs from this production facility, said it plans to source its eggs from hens in open-barn housing and raised without use of antibiotics. (CNW Group/A+W Restaurants)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

A+W ups ante on layer hen housing

By Dave Bedard March 11, 2016

Having already pledged to source eggs from hens in enriched housing and raised without use of antibiotics, burger chain A+W now plans to get all its eggs from hens in open housing. The Vancouver-based income fund said Wednesday that despite having “no open-barn housing options available” today that meet its antibiotic-free requirement, it plans to […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. COOL rules formally off beef, pork

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 7, 2016

The U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has formally patched a long-sore spot in cross-border trade relations by pulling its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) regulations off beef and pork. The AMS, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), published its amendments Wednesday in the U.S. Federal Register. The changes, which took effect upon publication, mean […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Maple Leaf profit beats as margins improve

By Reuters March 1, 2016

Reuters — Canadian pork processor Maple Leaf Foods posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit as margins in its prepared meats business improved. Adjusted operating profit in the meat products group, which includes brands such as Schneiders and the company’s namesake Maple Leaf brand, was $54.6 million, compared with a year-ago loss of $19.1 million. The Mississauga-based […] Read more

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India imports canola oil after 5 years as local prices surge

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue rally on constrained supply

A missed opportunity for farmers says analyst

Saskatchewan ag minister, ag critic return in election

Cara to buy St-Hubert restaurant, food businesses

Two more states’ eggs, poultry allowed into Canada

Premium Brands buys meat supplier C+C

Mexico clears Canadian poultry meat for import

Major grocers pledge cage-free eggs by 2025

Cuban export opportunities eyed for U.S. farmers

A+W ups ante on layer hen housing

U.S. COOL rules formally off beef, pork

Maple Leaf profit beats as margins improve

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