Canada
While Cargill and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union appear to have avoided a labor strike at the High River, Alberta, beef plant, a shut-down could produce significant disruptions to the U.S. cattle market.
A tentative agreement between Cargill and its unionized workers at the High River, Alberta, beef processing plant has been reached, avoiding a possible strike on December 6, 2021.
McDonald’s Canada announced the first representative for the McDonald’s Flagship Farmer Program, a global initiative to amplify stories of exceptional rancher who exemplify best practices in beef production.
Even as beef cow numbers declined, Canada’s total cattle inventory increased slightly for the first time in four years on July 1. Like their American counterparts, western Canadian ranchers are struggling with drought.
Canada is seeking to change its BSE status from a controlled-risk country to one of negligible risk. The change in status would allow Canadian cattle and beef greater access to foreign markets.
Cargill Inc., one of the largest beef processors in North American, is recalling ground-beef products sold in western Canada because of possible contamination with E.coli O157 bacteria.
U.S. cattle imports have increased from both Canada and Mexico in 2014, totaling 1.413 million head through August.
Cattle slaughter in Canada is poised to fall to the lowest in almost two decades as worker shortages constrain production.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say the disappearance of Nicola Ranch manager Ben Tyner may involve criminal activity.
The Major Crimes Unite of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have been called to investigate the disappearance of rancher Ben Tyner.
Wyoming cowboy Ben Tyner was working as the manager of the Nicola Ranch in British Columbia when he went missing Jan. 26.
Significantly higher volumes of Mexican imported feeder cattle were noted the last two weeks of May and throughout June which offset the lower volumes recorded through the first 4.5 months of the year.
Dean Edge, Rimbey, Alta., was named Champion at the 2020 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Midwestern Regional Qualifying Event in Yankton, S.D.
The cattle herd in Canada fell by 100,000 head with beef cows seeing the largest drop in herd numbers.
With pastureland scorched, feed costs have skyrocketed. The past decade of setbacks has shrunk Canadian herd to 30-year low.
Canada and South Korea concluded negotiations on a free-trade deal that will give more market access for Canadian beef producers and phase out tariffs on cars made by Korean companies such as Hyundai Motor Co.
Many U.S. commodities may be slapped with tariffs if the WTO approves the list.
“There’s no other market that can absorb the beef volume and the value of what we’re selling into Japan,” said Kent Bacus, NCBA director of trade and market access. “We have level the playing field.”