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Carnes Premium XO storefront in Mexico.
Beef Cattle, Markets, News

Market Intelligence Update from Canada Beef: Exports to Mexico up from 2020

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Despite a dip in September, demand for Canadian beef has been strong in Mexico this year.   For the first nine months of 2021, the accumulated volume of Canadian exports to Mexico was up 78.3 per cent over 2020. Chilled beef exports were up 80.8 per cent over last year, with value up 120.4 per cent to US$98.43 million. Following a […] Read more
File photo outside Cargill’s beef slaughter and packing plant at High River, Alta. on May 6, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Todd Korol)
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Strike averted at Cargill’s High River beef plant

Deal that hikes wages by 21 per cent and offers large bonuses receives majority backing

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Workers at Cargill’s beef packing plant in southern Alberta have voted in favour of a contract that will hike wages by 21 per cent and provide improved health benefits. “The contract is the best of its kind and presented unprecedented gains in this time of economic and political uncertainty,” United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) […] Read more
File photo outside Cargill’s beef slaughter and packing plant at High River, Alta. on May 6, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Todd Korol)
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Cargill beef plant workers to vote on new negotiated offer

High River workers otherwise headed for strike or lockout Monday

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Workers at Cargill’s major beef slaughter and packing plant in Alberta will vote this week on a new offer which it’s hoped will avert a strike or lockout, both due to start Monday. The new offer follows a “marathon” of negotiations Tuesday between Cargill representatives and the bargaining committee for United Food and Commercial Workers […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market making seasonal lows

Surge of Canadian cattle exports expected

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Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder markets were down $2-$4 on average. Prices for feeder cattle in the eastern Prairie regions were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier; however, values in Alberta and western Saskatchewan were down $4 to as much as $8 in some cases. This variation made the market hard to define. […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, News

Revamped Beef Advocacy Canada Program offers opportunities for senior youth groups

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In October, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s public and stakeholder engagement team launched a new and improved Beef Advocacy Canada, an online learning program designed to empower, equip and connect beef advocates. The program is useful for anyone wanting to learn how to effectively communicate key consumer concerns about beef, but it could be a particularly […] Read more
The Manitoba Beef Producers' has launched a survey to gather information about the drought to support the organization's advocacy efforts.
Beef Cattle, News

Manitoba Beef Producers launch drought survey

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In support of Manitoba Beef Producers’ (MBP) drought-related advocacy efforts with the federal and provincial governments, MBP is conducting a confidential producer survey to gather further data on the impact the drought ishaving on the province’s beef sector. For example, Manitoba producers are being asked to identify their estimated percentage of feed/forage production compared to […] Read more
File photo outside Cargill’s beef slaughter and packing plant at High River, Alta. on May 6, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Todd Korol)
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Cargill serves lockout notice on High River workers

Company 'willing to keep meeting' after offer rejected

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Updated — Whether in a strike or a lockout, workers at one of Canada’s biggest beef slaughter plants took another step toward the picket line this week by voting to reject the company’s latest contract offer. A vote conducted Tuesday and Wednesday by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401 went to the […] Read more
Cattle grazing at B-C Ranch near Dorintosh, Sask.
Beef Cattle, Forages, Pasture

Finding equilibrium in forest grazing

Fire suppression, managing invasive species among benefits of grazing forested areas

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If producers want to reap the benefits of grazing forested areas, they can’t ignore the balance needed for the health of these ecosystems.  Creating balance in forest grazing systems involves managing for risks, such as erosion, particularly in steep areas, soil compaction in places where cattle tend to gather and impacts on water quality if […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Beef Cattle, Livestock

High River beef plant workers to vote on Cargill offer

UFCW bargaining committee is recommending nay

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Workers on the verge of striking at Cargill’s major beef cattle slaughter plant at High River, Alta. will vote this week on a new contract offer from the company. However, the union bargaining committee for the workers, represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401, is recommending employees vote against the proposal. […] Read more

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