TheCattleSite Latest News: Canada
10 December 2018
Govt of Canada Announces Phase II of Dairy Farm Investment ProgrammeCANADA - Canada’s dairy sector is vital to the economy, adding over $20 billion in 2017 and directly creating over 40,000 jobs and supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs indirectly, particularly in rural Canadian communities. ...
07 December 2018
Misleading 2019 Report Makes Assumptions of Red Meat Industry pricingCANADA - The Canada Food Price Report for 2019, released earlier this week, makes assumptions that the cost of meat is set to fall because Canadians are adopting plant-based diets....
02 November 2018
Quebec to be Compensated for Losses from USMCA DealCANADA - Quebec dairy farmers will be compensated for losses they might suffer in the new trade deal with the US and Mexico....
31 October 2018
Govt of Canada Announces New Working Groups for Dairy SectorCANADA - Canada's farmers and food businesses are vital to Canada's prosperity, creating good jobs, growing the middle class, supporting rural communities, and bringing high-quality products to the tables of Canadian consumers....
04 October 2018
Canadian PM Defends New Trade Deal with US, MexicoCANADA - While Canada's Liberal government said the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) agreement is good for Canada, the main opposition party questioned whether it is an improvement....
01 October 2018
CMC Says Completed USMCA Critical for Continued Growth of Canadian Meat IndustryCANADA - The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), finalized late last night, is an important step in maintaining competitiveness and continuing to grow the meat industry in Canada....
06 September 2018
Canada to Stick to Guns at NAFTA DiscussionsCANADA - Canada heads into talks in Washington on Wednesday to renew NAFTA determined not to back down on key issues despite threats from US President Donald Trump to retaliate against the Canadian economy unless Ottawa gives ground quickly....
12 July 2018
Canadian Beef Sector to Get $14m Federal InvestmentCANADA - The Canadian beef sector is a strong economic driver, accounting for $9 billion in farm cash receipts in 2017. ...
19 June 2018
Meat Industry Applauds Govt for Tabling of CPTPP Before Summer RecessCANADA - The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) welcomes the introduction of the legislation to implement the Comprehensive Progressive agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as tabled by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. ...
14 June 2018
CFIA Efforts for Release of SFCR CommendedCANADA - The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) congratulates and applauds the efforts of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on the historic publication of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR). ...
12 April 2018
Important Issues Drive Agenda for Leading Animal Nutrition ConferenceCANADA - There's still time to register for the 2nd Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada from 2-3 May in Edmonton....
05 April 2018
Reality Check: How Much Meat do Canadians Eat?CANADA - A new analysis of Statistics Canada data shows Canadians are consuming moderate amounts of meat. ...
04 April 2018
Agriculture, Agri-Food Canada Announce Canadian Ag PartnershipCanada’s agriculture and food system is a leading producer of high-quality, safe products and a key driver of the country’s economic growth...
23 March 2018
Manitoba Hosts EU Delegation to Promote Trade, Investment OpportunitiesCANADA - The Manitoba government is hosting roundtable discussions with representatives from European Union (EU) member states to raise awareness of trade and investment opportunities in Manitoba under the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement...
19 March 2018
Cargill Canadian Beef Sustainability Pilot Yields Positive Q1 ResultsCANADA - The first three months of Cargill’s Canadian beef sustainability pilot project yielded encouraging results, proving the model works and demonstrating significant potential to scale the program to deliver a greater volume of certified sustainable...
06 March 2018
2018 Federal Budget Announces New Money for Trade, Food SafetyCANADA - The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) was pleased to learn of new funding announced in the 2018 federal budget aimed at improving Canada’s trade relationships and, improving CFIA’s food safety system over the next three years....
12 December 2017
China Deal Worth C$20M to Canadian Beef FarmersCANADA - Alberta beef producers are thrilled at the potential of $20 million in annual growth from a new trade deal with China. ...
08 December 2017
Meat Council Welcomes Expanded Meat Access to ChinaCANADA - The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) was pleased to learn of the imminent expansion of Canadian meat market access to China. While in China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the expansion of trade with China for the beef and pork sectors....
28 November 2017
New Technique can Detect Impurities in Ground Beef Within MinutesCANADA - Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a better way to identify unwanted animal products in ground beef....
03 November 2017
Council Calls for Earliest Possible Completion of TPPCANADA - The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) released its submission to the Government of Canada pertaining to the "Consultations on Canada's discussions with the remaining members of what was previously the Trans-Pacific Partnership"....
02 November 2017
Canadian Consumers Yearn to Know More About Beef They Eat; Cargill Pilot to Provide AnswersCANADA - Thanks to an ambitious Cargill Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration pilot, by the end of 2018 the company’s customers should be one step closer to providing consumers with beef from operations that have been audited from 'birth to burger'...
17 October 2017
Unresolved Technical Issues Under CETA Being DiscussedCANADA - Canada's Minister of Agriculture says governments and industry are working toward resolving issues that are limiting Canadian pork and beef producers' access to Europe under CETA, Bruce Cochrane reports....
16 October 2017
New Partner Funding for Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food SecurityCANADA - The Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security has announced investments in four innovative new projects that focus on advancing food security in Canada....
11 October 2017
Call for Federal Government to Move Ahead with TPP-11CANADA - The Canadian Meat Council says a Trans-Pacific partnership free agreement that excludes the US would be of tremendous benefit for Canadian agriculture, according to Bruce Cochrane....
04 October 2017
NAFTA Renegotiation Expected to Get More Difficult Moving ForwardCANADA - The Vice-President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute expects negotiations aimed at updating NAFTA to get more difficult when they move into round four next week in Washington, Bruce Cochrane reports....
03 October 2017
Meat Council Hopeful TPP to Move Forward Without USCANADA - The Canadian Meat Council is hopeful the eleven remaining nations involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will find a way to move forward with the trade agreement without the United States, Bruce Cochrane reports....
27 September 2017
Rain Delays Harvest but Improves Conditions for Fall WorkCANADA - Manitoba Agriculture reports rain that delayed the harvest across much of the province last week will give crops that have not yet fully matured a final boost and help get fall work moving forward, according to Bruce Cochrane....
25 September 2017
Canadian Meat Industry Notes Entry into Force of CETACANADA - While still awaiting the resolution of critical technical barriers, Canada’s meat packing and processing industry noted the provisional entry into force, effective 21 September 2017, of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade...
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