Food delivery in China.

Market Intelligence Update from Canada Beef: Foodservice and importers suffer in China and Hong Kong as Omicron wave peaks

As Omicron hits new highs in parts of China, local authorities are trying to adopt pandemic measures that won’t hammer people’s livelihoods.  However, the worst-affected cities or regions still must adopt partial or total lockdown policies. The epidemic will affect the economy in the short term, especially offline consumption in areas such as tourism and […] Read more

A display of Canadian beef at Citysuper, a premium retail chain store in Taiwan.

Canadian Agricultural Partnership program funding to support global marketing of Canadian beef and veal

Canada Beef will utilize $3.6 million in eligible funds from the AgriMarketing program, under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), to promote Canadian beef and veal exports globally and to enhance awareness of the value proposition created by farmers and other participants within the beef and cattle supply chain. The two-year, non-refundable CAP contribution will fund […] Read more


Canada Beef at a recent hotel promotion with Marriott Hotel Kaohsiung in Taiwan.

Market Intelligence Update from Canada Beef: Canadian beef faces tough competition in Taiwan

Shipping delays and high prices are plaguing importers of North American beef in Taiwan, slowing sales of chilled Canadian beef. Due to surging community cases, Taiwan CDC tightened all COVID restrictions, leading to many restaurant cancellations. Food take-out service remains a bright spot and business losses are bearable. Due to the Omicron wave that started […] Read more

Market Intelligence Update from Canada Beef: COVID surge hits Japan’s foodservice sector

Market Intelligence Update from Canada Beef: COVID surge hits Japan’s foodservice sector

As Japan rides another wave of COVID-19 cases, measures meant to contain infections are expected to hit the foodservice sector again. In February, Japan’s daily count of new COVID-19 cases exceeded 100,000 for the first time since the pandemic began as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spread rapidly across Japan. The Japanese government has expanded […] Read more


The Canada Beef booth at the Seoul Food and Hotel  exhibition in 2021

Market Intelligence Update from Canada Beef: Canadian beef imports rising in South Korea

South Korea’s imports of Canadian beef grew significantly in volume and value last year, despite closing out 2021 with a suspension of Canadian beef imports, which has since eased. On January 20, the Korean government has resumed quarantine inspections of Canadian beef after four weeks of suspension following the discovery of an atypical BSE case […] Read more