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The new Ontario Swine Research Centre was officially opened Aug. 24 by representatives of the Government of Canada, the Ontario government, Ontario Pork and the University of Guelph.
Livestock

Ontario pork industry research, innovation to get a boost with new swine research centre

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Ontario pork producers and consumers will soon benefit from a new, $20-million Ontario Swine Research Centre.   The state-of-the-art centre will enhance the province’s capacity for research, innovation and the development of new technology in the swine sector. Representatives of the University of Guelph, the Ontario government, the Government of Canada and Ontario Pork celebrated […] Read more
JBS signage at Greeley, Colorado. (JBS.com.br)
Livestock, Markets

JBS posts quarterly loss on tight U.S. beef margins

'Greater balance' forecasted for global chicken supply

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Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian meat company JBS SA on Monday reported a second-quarter loss citing the negative effects of an oversupplied global chicken market and tighter margins for its beef business in the U.S., where it gets most of its sales. JBS reported a net loss of 263.6 million reais (C$73.8 million), the […] Read more
“We have a world class (beef production) system, a world-class product and producers that do a world class job. We have to stand up for what we do in Canada and be proud of what we do.” – Nathan Phinney.
Markets, News

Beef sector demands tougher stance on trade

The beef trade deficit with Europe reached $92 million in 2022, but trade flows have changed in 2023

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Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) has adopted a different tone and approach to trade. It’s going to defend Canada’s beef industry and food production system to the hilt. “Just because another country does something in a specific way doesn’t mean we have to adopt that,” said Nathan Phinney, CCA president. “One thing […] Read more
Past OPC presidents gathered for a special luncheon on June 22. They posed together for a commemorative photo.
News

PHOTOS: 50th Ontario Pork Congress held in Stratford

Annual pork show celebrates with special display, events

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The Ontario Pork Congress (OPC) celebrated its 50th anniversary June 21 and 22 at the Rotary Complex in Stratford, the first in-person show since 2019. Back this year were many events regular attendees have come to expect, such as educational programming, the pork quality competition, taste the best pork sampling, and a large industry trade […] Read more
(Dragos Cojocari/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

Pork sector calls for essential service status amid B.C. port strike

Council says pork should receive same consideration as grains

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Leaders in Canada’s pork sector are calling on the federal government to give perishable agriculture products the same consideration and protection as grain. The call comes as a longshore workers’ strike at British Columbia’s West Coast ports nears its second week, blocking the shipment of Canadian meat and most other exports. Canadian Pork Council (CPC) […] Read more
Might cultivated meat be serious competition for the real thing in the future?
News

Editorial: Cultivated meat no competition

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For the past several months, I’ve been following registered dietician Diana Rodgers on LinkedIn. She’s the executive director of Global Food Justice Alliance, an organization whose mandate is to advocate “for the right of all people to choose nutrient-dense such as meat, milk, and eggs, which are critical for nutritious, environmentally sustainable, and equitable food […] Read more
Olymel’s Drummondville, Que. bacon plant.(Drumco.ca)
Livestock, Markets

Olymel bacon plant deal a ‘signal,’ union says

Deal ends three-week strike at Drummondville

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Unionized workers at Olymel’s bacon processing plant at Drummondville, Que. have voted to accept a four-year deal, ending a three-week strike and serving as a “signal” to employers in the region, their union said. Olymel announced Friday that CSN-represented workers at the Bacon Inter-America facility, who’d been on strike since May 26, voted 93.6 per […] Read more
“A lot of the meat California gets comes from the Midwest. In states like Iowa, I think there is concern. There will be effects.”

Livestock, News

U.S. decisions add to growing list of pork-sector challenges

Prop 12 ruling, country-of-origin initiative come amid processing shutdowns

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Already beset by challenges due to low producer and processor margins, Ontario’s hog sector faces another test. The news on May 11 that the United States Supreme Court had upheld California’s Proposition 12, which mandates that all pork sold in the state derives from sows housed to specified animal welfare requirements, adds another layer of […] Read more
Prop 12 dictates that pigs must have 24 square feet of “usable” floor space per animal.
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Editorial: Proposition 12 could bring trouble for livestock trade

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A victory was achieved May 11 by animal rights groups when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld California’s Proposition 12, an item on the state’s 2018 election ballot.  Also known as the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, Prop 12 establishes minimum space requirements to be provided for egg-laying hens, breeding pigs and calves raised for […] Read more

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