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CFIA rethinking limits on travellers’ personal food imports

Consultation running until March

By GFM Staff February 9, 2020

The federal government is considering changes to the amounts of food travellers can bring into Canada with them from other countries for their personal use. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Thursday announced public online consultations on the proposed new limits, which CFIA said would “better reflect the volume of foods typically moved by travellers […] Read more

A worker checks the temperature of a passenger arriving into Hong Kong International Airport with an infrared thermometer on Feb. 7, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay)

Livestock, Markets

Coronavirus disrupts China meat imports, food supplies

Swine fever has created pork shortage

By Karl Plume, Tom Polansek February 7, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Coronavirus is disrupting meat shipments to China as the country faces a shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease, Tyson Foods Inc and U.S. agricultural groups said on Thursday. An outbreak of African swine fever, which infects only pigs, has decimated China’s herd, pushing Chinese pork prices to […] Read more

Dominic Barton. (Video screengrab from McKinsey.com)

Crops

Canada, China both ‘furious’ over Huawei row, envoy says

By David Ljunggren February 5, 2020

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and China are both “furious” over the case of a Huawei executive detained in Canada in 2018 and its aftermath, but there are signs the two sides can hold constructive talks, the Canadian ambassador to Beijing said Wednesday. Canadian police picked up Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on […] Read more

Livestock

Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

By Kate Kelland February 4, 2020

London | Reuters — A new study on meat consumption has found that people who eat red and processed meat have higher risks of heart disease and early death — contradicting recent research that suggested cutting out meat has few health benefits. The multiple findings can make it “difficult for people to make sense of […] Read more

There is significant capacity to raise more cattle in Northern Ontario and a new beef processing plant could help encourage that development.

Livestock, News

North Bay beef processor targets halal market

Future plans include a federally inspected kill plant in province’s northeast

By Stew Slater October 22, 2019

The Ukrainian owners behind a new meat processing plant currently under construction in North Bay hope to start processing cattle in December. Products from the federally inspected plant will be aimed at the halal market, locally and internationally. Why it matters: It is hoped that the location of a cattle processing plant in Northern Ontario […] Read more

News

Coming soon to a menu near you? Lab-grown steak for eco-conscious diners

An Israel-based company plans to be first to produce steak in a lab

By Lianne Back, tova-cohen August 19, 2019

Israel | Reuters – Diners in some upmarket restaurants will soon be able to tuck into laboratory-grown steak, thanks to an Israeli startup that seeks to tap into consumer concerns about health, the environment and animal welfare. While lab-grown hamburgers and chicken are already in development around the world, Israel’s Aleph Farms claims to be […] Read more

In spite of the recent ban on Canadian meat by China, opportunities for growth still exist.

Markets, News

Opinion: There’s opportunity in world meat market changes

The current issues in the meat market won’t go away quickly

By Paul Bootsma July 18, 2019

At the Ontario Pork Congress in Stratford recently, the mood was positive, not only among producers but the support industry as well. Pork prices are high and are expected to stay that way for a significant stretch of time, mostly because of the African swine fever disaster in China, the world’s largest pork consumer. The […] Read more

Federal International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr speaks at the China-Canada economic and financial strategy dialogue in Beijing on Nov. 12, 2018. (Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee/Pool)

Livestock

Canada says bogus certificates being used to smuggle meat into China

By Kelsey Johnson June 26, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — Unknown actors are using bogus certificates to smuggle Canadian meat into China, Trade Minister Jim Carr said on Wednesday, a day after Beijing halted beef and pork imports citing falsified paperwork. China, which has already blocked imports of Canadian canola seed and product from three pork plants, said on Tuesday it […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Increased Chinese inspections on Canadian meat for pork only

By Reuters June 5, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — Chinese plans to boost inspections of Canadian meat imports only affect pork rather than all meat products as the federal agriculture ministry initially stated, a Canadian government official said on Wednesday. A ministry notice seen by Reuters on Tuesday said the Canadian embassy in Beijing had been told Chinese customs agents […] Read more

File photo of wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia. (YGrek/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

Russian agricultural firms raided over suspected tax evasion

By Polina Devitt February 13, 2019

Moscow | Reuters — Meat producer Cherkizovo and farming conglomerate Rusagro were among agricultural firms across Russia targeted in a sweeping investigation into suspected tax evasion on Wednesday. The Tax Service said so far five potential breaches had been uncovered in inspections carried out with the Federal Security Service (FSB) at agricultural holdings across 13 […] Read more

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