Ottawa/Winnipeg | Reuters –– The Canadian government is not expecting a beef shortage despite the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in certain meat-packing plants, though prices may rise, Prime Minister […] Read more
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Tag Archives COVID-19
Canada sees no beef shortage, but prices may rise due to coronavirus
JBS plant at Brooks dials back to one shift
Market chaos due to COVID-19 means chicken quota cut
Ontario producers will have to reduce production by 15 per cent
Quota for chicken production in Ontario has been cut by 15 per cent in response to a rapid downturn in marketing spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Producers have been instructed […] Read more
Taste for local food explodes
Marketing during COVID-19: Farmers who sell directly to consumers are scrambling to keep up with demand
Farmers who market directly to consumers are seeing unprecedented demand for their products – and many are struggling to keep up. At Side Road Farm, near Walter’s Falls, the Kitchen […] Read more
Cargill to temporarily idle High River beef plant
Packing plant hit by COVID-19 outbreak; another 67 cases linked to JBS plant
Reuters — Cargill Ltd. said Monday it had begun the process of temporarily idling its beef plant at High River, Alta. because of the COVID-19 outbreak as provincial health officials […] Read more
JBS shuts Minnesota pork plant due to coronavirus
Chicago | Reuters — JBS USA said on Monday it would indefinitely shut a Minnesota hog slaughterhouse that produces about five per cent of the country’s pork, in the latest […] Read more
Independent meat processors show increase in sales during COVID-19
Restaurant and market sales are down for independent meat processors, but overall sales have increased
Ontario Meat and Poultry, representing Ontario’s independent meat processors, says that business has increased during COVID-19. The pandemic has driven up demand for independent meat processors across the province as […] Read more
Global grain supply chains hit with Minor COVID-19 snags
Commodities continue to move well in the United States and Canada
World grain and oilseed markets are digesting the March 31 United States Department of Agriculture Prospective Plantings report while balancing demand implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quick look Soybeans: If […] Read more
CFIA funded to build up inspection corps against COVID-19
Short spells of disruptions still to be expected at food plants
Ottawa — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is spending $20 million to hire, train and equip additional staff members to limit disruptions resulting from COVID-19. With meat packers and […] Read more
Joint U.S.-Canada border approach to pandemic seen as well-managed
Ottawa — The compromise between Canada and the U.S. to maintain the flow of goods between the two countries while limiting the trans-border flow of people during the COVID-19 crisis […] Read more
U.S. announces coronavirus aid for farmers, food buys for poor
Direct payments, mass purchases planned
Chicago | Reuters — President Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion relief program to help U.S. farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus, including $16 billion in […] Read more
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