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McDonald’s in 2015 launched a billboard campaign in Canada profiling products made using Canadian meat and potatoes. (Dave Bedard photo)

McDonald’s Canada to tighten antibiotic policy for chicken

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 27, 2015

Following its U.S. arm’s move this spring, McDonald’s now plans to source only chicken raised without medically important antibiotics for its restaurants in Canada by the end of 2018. And Canada’s chicken producer group says the Canadian chain’s move dovetails with a direction the Canadian industry was headed already. “McDonald’s believes antibiotics have important benefits, […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Brazil’s JBS considering slew of acquisitions

By Reuters October 27, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, is ready to take on a slew of acquisitions next year, chairman Joesley Batista said Tuesday. The Brazilian company controls assets in the U.S., Canada, Australia and other countries. Batista, speaking on the sidelines of a telecommunications industry event in São Paulo, declined […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs sag while digesting meat warnings

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News October 26, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, following last Friday’s cash prices that fell short of expectations and worries over potential consumer response to news about a possible tie to red meat and cancer risk, traders said. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that eating processed meats can […] Read more

Livestock

Cancer ‘hazard’ not a cancer ‘risk,’ meat industry cautions

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 26, 2015

A new report classifying processed meats such as hot dogs and bacon as “carcinogenic” to humans doesn’t set out a cause-and-effect link between meats and cancer, industry groups caution. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a research arm of the World Health Organization, on Monday published a report placing processed meats in its […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can: WHO

By Gus Trompiz October 26, 2015

Paris | Reuters — Eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said on Monday in findings that could sharpen debate over the merits of a meat-based diet. The France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

By Reuters October 23, 2015

Paris | Reuters — As international health experts prepare to publish a report on potential cancer risks linked to red and processed meat, industry groups are bracing for a damaging blow to consumer confidence. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) gathered health experts in France this month to discuss available […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Subway shifting all U.S. meat supplies to no antibiotics, ever

By P.J. Huffstutter October 20, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Sandwich chain Subway will start serving antibiotic-free chicken and turkey at its U.S. restaurants next year, and within the next nine years will stop selling any meat from animals given antibiotics, the company said Tuesday. Rivals such as Chipotle Mexican Grill and McDonald’s have announced similar supply-chain shifts, adding pressure on […] Read more

General, Markets

Global markets: Canada’s federal election, Russia’s economy

By MarketsFarm Team October 20, 2015

CNS Canada — The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION — Liberal leader Justin Trudeau won a majority government last night, despite being in third place at the start of a marathon 78-day campaign. Up next, the new prime minister must form a cabinet, and decide whether or […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

U.S. winter weather to see El Nino’s influence

By Reuters October 17, 2015

Tampa | Reuters — Much of the U.S. South can expect a cooler and wetter winter, while warmer-than-usual temperatures are likely across many northern and western states, as a strong El Nino weather pattern shaped a government weather outlook issued Thursday. More rain and snow are likely across the nation’s southern regions, extending from central […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Global markets: Kenya prompted to cut back on spending

By MarketsFarm Team October 16, 2015

CNS Canada, Oct. 16 — The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. KENYA PROMPTED TO CUT EXPENDITURE BY IMF AND WORLD BANK – The World Bank and International Monetary Fund advised the Kenyan government to stop spending on non-priority projects. The country’s treasury has been borrowing shillings at a high interest […] Read more

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Poultry

McDonald’s Canada to tighten antibiotic policy for chicken

Brazil’s JBS considering slew of acquisitions

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs sag while digesting meat warnings

Cancer ‘hazard’ not a cancer ‘risk,’ meat industry cautions

Processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can: WHO

Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

Subway shifting all U.S. meat supplies to no antibiotics, ever

Global markets: Canada’s federal election, Russia’s economy

U.S. winter weather to see El Nino’s influence

Global markets: Kenya prompted to cut back on spending

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