The United Kingdom has received approval to export manufacturing beef to Canada. Representatives from the British meat trade in England, Scotland and Wales have been negotiating the deal since 2015, said a news release from the U.K. Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. The original trade agreement covered primal cuts and manufacturing beef, but the focus […] Read more
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British beef exports to Canada approved
U.S. ag department proposes changes to plant inspections
The proposal would allow some companies under the voluntary program to conduct their own meat inspections
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced new guidelines that could change how packers process hogs. The USDA’s New Swine Slaughter Inspection System will allow some companies under the volunteer program to conduct meat inspections. Food Safety and Inspection Service inspectors from the USDA will be on hand but largely […] Read moreStarch plant switches over to wheat
HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) — American agribusiness company Cargill plans to expand its starches and sweeteners factory in Krefeld, Germany, and switch to using wheat as a raw material, it said Jan. 19. The Krefeld plant produces starches and sweeteners from corn for products including jams, sweets, chewing gum and custard powder. “We are in the […] Read more
CN to expand network capacity
Canadian National Railway intends to add more locomotives, hire new conductors and build new sidings
Canadian National Railway is prepared to spend a record $3.2 billion on capital expenditures this year, a move aimed at expanding network capacity in the face of increasing shipper demand. In a Jan. 23 conference call with investors, CN president Luc Jobin said the company faced challenging operating conditions in the last three months of […] Read moreB.C. project matches land with new farmers
A project matching new farmers with available farmland in Metro Vancouver received $25,000 in funding earlier this month from the federal and British Columbia governments. The Young Agrarians is leading the pilot project in partnership with the Farm Folk City Folk Society. “The land matching program is based on a model in Quebec that’s been […] Read more
Trader focuses on biofuel
NEW YORK, N.Y. (Reuters) — Commodities trading house Gunvor has hired at least seven Noble Group Ltd. biofuel traders, including John Skrinar as the North American head of renewables, four sources familiar with the matter said Jan. 19. Noble, once Asia’s biggest commodities trader, has been winding down oil trading operations amid heavy losses and […] Read more
Ontario dairy farmers take over marketing
Dairy Farmers of Ontario is building its own consumer marketing department now that it’s retaining marketing funds collected from farmers and not sending millions of dollars to Dairy Farmers of Canada. Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s board gave notice in June 2017 that it would no longer pay its marketing funds to Dairy Farmers of Canada’s […] Read more
U.S. soy cargo to China traded using blockchain
LONDON, U.K. (Reuters) — A cargo of American soybeans shipped to China has become the first fully fledged agricultural trade conducted using blockchain, according to participants. Louis Dreyfus Co., Shandong Bohi Industry Co., ING, Societe Generale and ABN Amro took part in the trade, in which the sales contract, letter of credit and certificates were […] Read more
EU ministers call for more animal welfare
HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) — More attention should be given to the welfare of farm animals worldwide and to reducing the use of growth-enhancing medications, agriculture ministers from about 70 countries meeting in Berlin said recently. There is a global need to improve animal health and animal welfare by promoting good animal husbandry management practices, biosecurity […] Read more
Industry wants Trudeau to talk pulses in India
Canada’s pulse industry hopes tariff and non-tariff trade barriers are on the agenda when the prime minister visits India next month. Justin Trudeau plans to lead the Canadian delegation on a state visit from Feb. 17- 23 at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As part of the visit, Trudeau is expected to […] Read more
