By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Buyers of Canadian wheat are increasingly complaining about quality ever since Ottawa changed how its biggest crop is sold and inspected, raising the risk the world’s third largest exporter will lose sales to rivals like the United States. Problems include underweight shipments, lower-than-expected protein content and gluten strength […] Read more
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Canada wheat exports dogged by quality complaints
Upward Revisions Anticipated In StatsCan Production Report
By Phil Franz-Warkentin, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Dec. 2 – Canada’s major agricultural crops likely yielded a bit better than earlier estimates, and most industry participants anticipate Statistics Canada’s production numbers will be revised higher in a report out Dec. 4. However, the extent of those adjustments could be limited. “The (production) numbers will […] Read more
Eat less meat, dairy to slow climate change, study says
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Meat and dairy consumption are rising rapidly across the developing world, and consumers are unaware that their appetite for animal products contributes as much to climate change as exhaust emissions from the transport sector, a new survey shows. Climate-changing emissions from livestock are estimated to account for 14.5 percent of […] Read more
Cargill recalls possibly tainted beef sold at Canadian Walmarts – Update
By Allison Martell and Rod Nickel TORONTO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Cargill , Canada’s biggest beef processor, is recalling ground beef sold by Wal-Mart Stores Inc that may be contaminated with E. coli, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said on Tuesday. The agency said there have not been any reported illnesses associated with […] Read more
Bird flu kills thousands of birds on two Canadian farms
By Rod Nickel Dec 2 (Reuters) – Avian influenza, known as bird flu, has killed thousands of turkeys and chickens on two farms in British Columbia, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said on Tuesday. The government agency said it has placed the farms under quarantine as it conducts tests over the coming days to […] Read more
El Nino likely to arrive over next three months -Australia weather bureau
By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Climate models suggest El Nino weather conditions will occur over the next three months, although related weather patterns are already being witnessed, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said on Tuesday. Climate indicators are close to El Nino thresholds, the BOM said, with models indicating a 70 […] Read more
Australia cuts wheat, canola forecasts on worries over drought
By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Australia cut its 2014-15 wheat production forecast by four percent on Tuesday as drought in key growing regions curbed output from the world’s fourth largest exporter of the grain. The decline was expected. Reduced Australian wheat output could further bolster global prices that have firmed in recent […] Read more
Farm groups recommend improvements to rail system
A coalition of farm groups based in Saskatchewan has issued a 39-page document suggesting far-reaching changes to the Canadian Transportation Act, the federal legislation that regulates railway operations in the country. The document, released in Regina earlier today, is endorsed by a broad coalition of farm groups including Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, the Saskatchewan Barley Development […] Read more
Recalled ground beef products listed
Here is a list of the Your Fresh Market brand ground beef products that Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling from Walmart stores in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan:
Ground beef recalled from Walmart stores
Cargill Meat Solutions has issued a recall on several types of ground beef sold in western Canadian Walmart stores due to possible contamination with E. coli. There have been no reports of illness from anyone consuming the meat, which was distributed through Walmarts in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Your Fresh Market brand […] Read more
