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Province asked for irrigation project commitment as even irrigation areas are hard hit by drought, grasshoppers this year
The council of the Rural Municipality of Rudy declared a drought disaster late last month even though it’s in the heart of Saskatchewan’s main irrigation area. The RM said drought and grasshopper infestations created the agricultural disaster. Less than 25 millimetres of rain have fallen in much of the region around Outlook. “In the RM […] Read more
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Ag exports to the Philippines fall short
While Canadian pork has made big strides in the country, wheat, beef and canola meal remain major opportunities
In June, former agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the location of Canada’s new trade office in the Indo-Pacific region. The office, which will specialize in agriculture and agri-food products, will be in Manila. “This new office is an opportunity to build on our economic relationship, and enrich people-to-people ties,” Bibeau said in a news release. […] Read more
Man. hog sector has significant economic reach
Manitoba only has 566 hog farms, but those operations have a massive impact on the economy. An economic impact report, released Aug. 3, has found that Manitoba’s pork industry contributes $2.3 billion to the province’s gross domestic product, which represents about 3.5 percent of Manitoba GDP. The industry employs 22,000 people and handles 55 percent […] Read more
Bison industry demands an end to food fraud
Sector wants to close a U.S. loophole that allows water buffalo meat to be labelled “buffalo,” which can confuse consumers
Food fraud is about as common as air molecules. There’s olive oil that really isn’t olive oil. There’s “honey” that’s made with rice syrup or other sugars. And there is buffalo meat that isn’t bison. Several years ago, a few companies were promoting water buffalo as bison in the United States, and the National Bison […] Read more
Gov’t policy must include plant-based plastic substitutes
The story of how federal regulations are hurting a Calgary-maker of recyclable grocery bags made from bioplastic is an example of how transformations are complex. It seems that at every turn, the effort to shift away from petroleum fuel and products creates opportunities but also harm. These play out across the economy, and because I […] Read more
China lifts tariff on Australian barley imports
China has dropped the 80 percent tariff on Australian barley that has been in place since May 2020. That will result in stiff competition for Canada in its top export market. “This is maybe not a bad year for this to happen,” said Peter Watts, managing director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre. Canada […] Read more
Lack of rain to pummel durum yields
Jake Leguee’s durum crop started out promising with plenty of moisture. “Down in our area it was a struggle getting the crop in,” said Leguee, who farms between Weyburn and Fillmore in southeastern Saskatchewan. “We had a tremendous amount of water laying around after that April snowstorm.” But the weather turned hot and dry starting […] Read more
WP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts Aug 3 was $77.32; on July 28 was not available. U.S. hogs averaged $100.55 on a carcass basis Aug 3, up from $100.47 on July 28. The U.S. pork cutout was $115.63 per hundred weight Aug 3, up from $113.47 on July 28. The […] Read more
Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Fed market steady The overall market tone was steady to softer last week as feedlots worked hard […] Read more
Canada expects Britain to ‘uphold’ CPTPP standards
The current situation, where Canada accepts imports of British meat and the U.K. rejects Canadian beef and pork, is absurd, say industry reps and some politicians.
