Pork producers have a reason to be optimistic as their feed costs drop and demand from the United States strengthens
Glacier FarmMedia – A decline in feed costs and lower hog supplies should create optimism for hog producers, says Farm Credit Canada. Feed costs as a percentage of revenue are now closer to the historic norm, says FCC senior economist Justin Shepherd. The most recent 2024 data shows feed costs average 63 per cent of […] Read moreTag Archives COOL
VIDEO: Hog producers face challenges in the upcoming year
Changing diseases, new rules in export markets and relatively high feedgrain prices create headwinds for the industry
Hog producers are hunkered down for a tough year as reduced margins combine with trade chaos to create a cloudy outlook. Yet beneath those stormy skies, hog farms continue to invest in open housing systems. They are building new barns, successfully tackling tough disease issues and setting bold targets for further improvements. That was the message as the province’s […] Read more
Product of USA rule alarms producers
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s livestock sector will monitor the effects of a new U.S. voluntary country-of-origin labelling ruling announced March 11. “It is crucial to address any issues that threaten or diminish the cattle and beef trade between Canada and the U.S.,” said Nathan Phinney, president of the Canadian Cattle Association, in a media release. […] Read more
Hog industry wants to be ready for new COOL legislation
Sector says feds should have retaliatory tariffs locked and loaded if the U.S. enacts voluntary country-of-origin labelling
Manitoba Pork will support retaliatory tariffs if the U.S. goes ahead with its voluntary country of origin labeling scheme, producers heard at a recent meeting. “It’s my view that if the U.S. moves ahead with these changes, Canada will have the right to impose those retaliatory tariffs … We are again requesting the government of […] Read more
Proposed U.S. label rule poised to harm Canada
Born in the U.S.A. could be more than a song lyric. Once again it could see American agricultural goods, especially livestock products, sorted by country of origin. Yes, it sounds very much like COOL — the mandatory country-of-origin labelling that deeply damaged Canadian red meat industries in the past. This new proposal would see the […] Read more
U.S. opens new track to country-of-origin labelling regulations
New proposed standards for meat labelling in the United States have again caused Canadian producers to cry foul as regulators south of the border seek to solidify “Product of USA” labelling practices within the integrated North American marketplace. The latest initiative by the U.S. Department of Agriculture would allow for only beef, pork and poultry […] Read more
U.S. proposes tougher ‘Product of USA’ labelling rules
(Reuters) — Meat, poultry and eggs labelled as a U.S. product must come from animals raised and slaughtered within the country under a rule proposed by U.S. president Joe Biden’s administration yesterday, in a victory for U.S. ranchers who had lobbied for the change. Existing rules for the label permit its use for meat derived […] Read more
Farmers should welcome COOL durum
It probably wasn’t because Italmopa — an association of Italian milling companies — had seen the story in The Western Producer earlier this spring, but it was ironic that it issued the news release the following day. The Producer story quoted representatives of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, Cereals Canada and the Canadian Agri-Food […] Read more
European Union proposes COOL for durum
Canadian farmers were upset when Italy introduced mandatory country-of-origin labelling laws for durum in pasta in 2017, and now the entire European Union appears to be heading in the same direction. The European Commission plans to roll out mandatory COOL as part of a broader food labelling initiative associated with its Field-to-Fork strategy. Consultations on […] Read more
COOL may reappear in Congress
A bi-partisan effort by senators in the United States may see a return of country-of-origin labelling for beef products. A draft bill is making its way through the U.S. Congress and is expected to hit the floor for a vote in the coming weeks. The head of U.S. beef industry lobby group R-Calf, Bill Bullard, […] Read more
