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Livestock, Markets

‘Shocking’ farm videos barred at egg-price antitrust trial in Chicago

Food firms sought to show animal care claims not genuine

By Mike Scarcella September 20, 2023
Reuters — A U.S. judge has barred Kraft, Kellogg and other major food producers from showing what the court called “shocking” and “heart-wrenching” videos of conditions inside certain hen houses […] Read more

(TrouwNutrition.ca)
Livestock

International joint venture buys Prairie layer hatchery

ILD, Trouw Nutrition to co-own Clark's Poultry

By Dave Bedard December 8, 2022
A Manitoba company providing day-old layer chicks to poultry producers in the three Prairie provinces is under new joint ownership. International Layer Distribution (ILD), a subsidiary of German egg layer […] Read more

(Dave Bedard photo)
Livestock

Major grocers pledge cage-free eggs by 2025

By Farmtario Staff March 18, 2016
The grocery arm of the body for Canadian retailers has rolled out a 10-year plan to source the eggs its members sell from layer hens raised in “cage-free environments.” The […] Read more

Manitoba Egg Farmers, which in 2013 called a halt to installation of conventional cages, has publicly demonstrated enriched housing systems.  (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Shannon VanRaes)
Livestock

Egg farmers to phase out cage housing over 20 years

By Rod Nickel February 5, 2016
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s egg farmers plan to replace conventional hen cages with more humane conditions over the next 20 years, amid growing pressure from consumers, restaurants and food […] Read more

(Dave Bedard photo)
Livestock

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

By Reuters December 28, 2015
Reuters — Sandwich chain Subway said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its North American outlets by 2025, joining a number of companies that are going […] Read more


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Livestock

Nestle to switch to cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2020

By Anjali Athavaley December 22, 2015
New York | Reuters –– Nestle said Tuesday it will stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its U.S. products by 2020, making it the largest packaged food company […] Read more

(McDonalds.ca)
Livestock

McDonald’s cage-free egg pledge pressures farmers

By Rod Nickel, Tom Polansek September 22, 2015
Reuters — This month’s pledge by McDonald’s Corp. to phase out eggs laid by caged hens in its North American restaurants will increase competition for limited supplies of cage-free eggs. […] Read more

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