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Mondelez’s brands in Canada include Oreo cookies, which marked their 100th anniversary with this giant replica unveiled in 2012 in Toronto. (CNW Group/Kraft Canada)

Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

By Reuters January 15, 2016

Reuters — Mondelez International, the maker of Cadbury chocolates and Oreo cookies, said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens for its products sold in Canada and the U.S. by 2020. Formed in 2012 by Kraft Foods’ spinoff of its grocery business, including the Christie and Nabisco cookie and cracker lines, Mondelez joins […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Packers approved to move beef, pork to Ukraine

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 11, 2016

Inspectors have approved 15 Canadian beef and pork processing plants to export to Ukraine, more than doubling the number of Canadian meat plants able to ship to the country. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced Ukraine has, essentially, approved beef and pork exports from any Canadian federally-registered establishment […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Canada’s no-buy list for poultry, eggs down to two states

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 7, 2016

Canada is now warning cross-border travellers to the U.S. against bringing in raw poultry and eggs from two states, down from six at the end of 2015. As of Tuesday, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, travellers entering Canada from the U.S. may not bring in uncooked poultry products, live birds and/or eggs from […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Weak loonie expected to support hog prices, but not yet

By Jade Markus January 7, 2016

CNS Canada — A weak loonie could improve the profit margin of Canadian pork producers by summer, according to one analyst, but its effects have been little seen in the current market. Influencers outside of currency markets are driving current cash prices lower — and cash prices are relatively depressed, according to Tyler Fulton, director […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

By Reuters December 28, 2015

Reuters — Sandwich chain Subway said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its North American outlets by 2025, joining a number of companies that are going cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups. Subway, which already serves eggs laid by free-range hens at its outlets in Europe and eggs laid […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. meat cases awash with Christmas hams at bargain

By Theopolis Waters December 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Shoppers preparing to feast on ham for Christmas can do so without breaking their budget, thanks to record amounts of pork as the industry rebounds from a deadly pig virus, said analysts following the government’s monthly cold storage report on Tuesday. Christmas is the top-ranked holiday for eating ham, followed by […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Nestle to switch to cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2020

By Anjali Athavaley December 22, 2015

New York | Reuters –– Nestle said Tuesday it will stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its U.S. products by 2020, making it the largest packaged food company to go cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups. The world’s largest food maker said it uses about 20 million pounds of eggs annually […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. Congress repeals COOL on beef, pork

By Dave Bedard December 18, 2015

The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have both approved a repeal of the government’s six-year old mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) laws on beef and pork. Tucked into an omnibus appropriations bill put before Congress Friday, the repeal shuts the door on a major irritant in North American trade relations and is expected to curb […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Canada not yet pulling trade trigger on COOL

By Reuters December 16, 2015

Canada remains “cautiously optimistic” that the U.S. government will repeal its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law before the Canadian and Mexican governments impose retaliatory tariffs. Federal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, speaking Wednesday from Nairobi on a conference call with reporters, said she was “not going to go into hypotheticals” about Canada’s next move if an omnibus […] Read more

Livestock

N.L. agrifoods file moves to new minister

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 15, 2015

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Forestry and Agrifoods Agency, which oversees public policy for the province’s livestock, crops and agrifood sectors, is again getting new management. Oversight for the agency, first set up in 2007 by then-natural resources minister Kathy Dunderdale, had been moved in March from the natural resources department to the fisheries and aquaculture department. However, […] Read more

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Poultry

Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

Packers approved to move beef, pork to Ukraine

Canada’s no-buy list for poultry, eggs down to two states

Weak loonie expected to support hog prices, but not yet

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

U.S. meat cases awash with Christmas hams at bargain

Nestle to switch to cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2020

U.S. Congress repeals COOL on beef, pork

Canada not yet pulling trade trigger on COOL

N.L. agrifoods file moves to new minister

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