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Dairy co-op Gay Lea buys Calgary cheesemaker

Ontario dairy farmer co-operative Gay Lea Foods’ plans for expansion into Western Canada now include Calgary cheesemaker Alberta Cheese Company. Gay Lea announced Monday it has bought the family-owned processor, effective Friday (Oct. 13), for an undisclosed sum. Set up in 1976 by cheesemaker Frank Talarico, Alberta Cheese makes “traditional” Italian cheeses for sale under […] Read more

Dairy Cattle

Greig: Dairy sector gets funds for technology, less import control than hoped

Over 17,000 tonnes of European cheese to be allowed tariff free under CETA

By John Greig August 2, 2017

The Canadian dairy sector got good and bad news yesterday. The federal government announced the long-awaited details of its promised investment program for the dairy sector after it gave up a portion of domestic cheese market in free trade negotiations with Europe. Dairy farms in Canada will be eligible for up to $250,000 per farm […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Ontario processor fined for faux-kosher cheese

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 8, 2017

An Ontario food processing company has been slapped with $25,000 in fines for labelling non-kosher cheese as kosher, in the first Canadian case of its kind to get to a provincial court. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Wednesday reported Creation Foods Co. of Woodbridge had pled guilty June 22 in the Ontario Court of […] Read more

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Council President Donald Tusk (front, l-r) sign CETA on Sunday in Brussels. (PM.gc.ca)

Livestock, Reuters

EU, Canada sign free trade deal but battle not over

By philip-blenkinsop, Robert-Jan Bartunek October 30, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union and Canada signed a free trade agreement on Sunday that aims to generate jobs and growth though it must still clear some 40 national and regional parliaments in Europe in the coming years to enter fully into force. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed the treaty along with […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Dairy support price gets second bump of year

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 15, 2016

Facing depressed world prices for milk, Canada’s dairy farmers can expect a boost of about 2.76 per cent in their overall revenue from industrial milk sales starting Sept. 1. The Canadian Dairy Commission on Friday announced an unusual second increase this year in the support prices it sets for butter ($8.0062 per kilogram, up from […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Gay Lea buys Ontario artisanal cheesemaker

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 27, 2016

Another storied eastern Ontario artisanal cheesemaker is set to go co-op. Gay Lea Foods, billed as Ontario’s biggest and Canada’s second-biggest dairy co-operative, announced a deal Wednesday to buy Black River Cheese Co. effective June 1 for an undisclosed sum. Based in Prince Edward County at Milford, about 45 km southeast of Belleville, Black River […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Russian cheese lovers find way around import ban

By Maria Kiselyova, Olga Popova, GFM Network News April 7, 2016

Moscow | Reuters — An entrepreneur has found a way to supply Italian parmesan, Dutch Gouda and British Cheddar to cheese connoisseurs in Russia, sidestepping a ban on importing European food that the Kremlin imposed in the fallout from the conflict in Ukraine. Russia’s government banned wholesale imports of fresh food products from the European […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery

GTA police track down alleged cheesenappers

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 26, 2015

Three Toronto-area men face theft charges after a tractor trailer load of cheese took a late-night road trip in the wee hours Wednesday. The truckload of cheese had been reported stolen from the Brampton, Ont. area on Tuesday, York Regional Police said in a release. The YRP said they then got a call shortly after […] Read more

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Saputo profit jumps 17 pct on higher cheese, butter prices

By Rod Nickel November 6, 2014

Reuters – Canada’s largest dairy producer Saputo Inc reported a 17 per cent jump in quarterly earnings on Thursday, boosted by higher U.S. cheese and butter prices and recent acquisitions. The Montreal-based company, whose brands include Dairyland and 1/2 Moon cakes, said it intends to buy back 5 per cent of its common shares during […] Read more

Domino’s Michael Curran (right, with DFC president Wally Smith) announces the Canadian chain’s commitment to Canadian cheese on Wednesday in Toronto. (CNW Group/Dairy Farmers of Canada)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Domino’s Canadian arm commits to Canadian cheese

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 16, 2014

In the wake of a rival’s play to import cheaper U.S. mozza, the Canadian franchisee of U.S. pizza chain Domino’s has formally gone all-in on the Canadian brand. Domino’s Pizza of Canada on Wednesday announced what it bills as a “major partnership” with Dairy Farmers of Canada, which will see DFC’s 100 per cent Canadian […] Read more

Government to invest in biofuel production

China delays final ruling in canola dispute with top supplier Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower on profit-taking, technicals and flat cash prices

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Government to invest in biofuel production

China delays final ruling in canola dispute with top supplier Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower on profit-taking, technicals and flat cash prices

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Dairy co-op Gay Lea buys Calgary cheesemaker

Greig: Dairy sector gets funds for technology, less import control than hoped

Ontario processor fined for faux-kosher cheese

EU, Canada sign free trade deal but battle not over

Dairy support price gets second bump of year

Gay Lea buys Ontario artisanal cheesemaker

Russian cheese lovers find way around import ban

GTA police track down alleged cheesenappers

Saputo profit jumps 17 pct on higher cheese, butter prices

Domino’s Canadian arm commits to Canadian cheese

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