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(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Last avian flu-related block on U.S. poultry lifted

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 12, 2016

The last of Canada’s temporary avian flu-related rules against cross-border travellers bringing in poultry and/or eggs from the U.S. has been lifted. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, live birds, raw poultry, eggs and certain other raw or less-than-cooked poultry products originating in Indiana may again be brought into Canada. Lifted effective June 27, […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Bird flu control zone set up around Ontario duck farm

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 8, 2016

About 14,000 commercial ducks at a farm west of St. Catharines, Ont. are being euthanized following confirmation of a low-pathogenic strain of H5N2 avian flu in the flock. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Friday confirmed the influenza subtype, the day after announcing the low-path H5 flu outbreak, the resulting quarantine and the plans for […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Ontario duck farm catches low-path avian flu

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 7, 2016

All the birds on a commercial duck farm in southern Ontario’s Niagara region are about to be euthanized after some were confirmed with a less severe form of avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Thursday said the strain of avian influenza found in the birds on the farm is a low-pathogenic (“low-path”) […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Canada/EU trade pact seen possible despite headwinds

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 6, 2016

Canada still has a good shot at ratifying its trade deal with the European Union, despite turmoil within the EU, according to Canadian government officials. The United Kingdom’s recent referendum vote to leave the EU doesn’t legally change the ratification of the Canada/EU Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) in any way, a federal official said […] Read more

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker — shown here at right with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last November — has taken the EU’s free trade pact with Canada off the fast track by allowing each EU member nation’s parliament to ratify the deal. (PM.gc.ca)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

EU bows to pressure, gives member parliaments say in Canada trade deal

By GFM Network News July 5, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Commission bowed to pressure to give Europe’s parliaments the right to ratify a landmark free-trade deal with Canada, a decision meant to address public concerns but which could wreck Europe’s broader trade strategy. In the face of popular suspicion about secretive trade deals benefiting big companies, Commission President Jean-Claude […] Read more

(Giuseppe Carotenuto photo courtesy FAO)

General, Markets, Reuters

Food commodity prices seen stable over next decade

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 5, 2016

Paris | Reuters –– Higher agricultural productivity and slightly larger crop areas in the coming decade will cover rises in food demand, leading to stable prices and a period of more restrained agricultural markets, the FAO and OECD said Monday. In their annual Agricultural Outlook report, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Organisation for […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Trump vows to renegotiate or withdraw from trade deals

By GFM Network News June 28, 2016

Reuters — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday promised to renegotiate international trade deals, withdraw from them if he is not satisfied and use executive power to remedy trade disputes with China if he wins the White House. Trump, speaking at an aluminum scrap metal factory in Monessen, Pa., south of Pittsburgh, said he […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Loonie tanks post-Brexit, but benefits minimal for farmers

By GFM Network News June 27, 2016

CNS Canada — The Canadian dollar slipped after Britain voted Thursday to leave the European Union, a trend which one financial analyst expects to continue in an otherwise uncertain environment. But the loonie hasn’t fallen far enough to bring support to Canadian commodity markets. “Short-term, we’re going to be dealing with the day-to-day volatility and […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Canada dilutes plan to limit temporary foreign workers

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 23, 2016

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Liberal government on Thursday watered down measures to limit the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers firms can hire after complaints the restrictions would cause major labour shortages. Under rules introduced by the previous Conservative administration, the number of low-skilled foreign workers a firm could employ would have dropped to […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Postal workers pledge to move bees, chicks if striking

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 15, 2016

Canada Post and its unionized staff have agreed to set up a system in which workers would volunteer to move live animals, such as day-old chicks or bees, during a strike or lockout. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said Tuesday it has a new agreement with the Crown corporation to move and deliver social […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Eggs

Last avian flu-related block on U.S. poultry lifted

Bird flu control zone set up around Ontario duck farm

Ontario duck farm catches low-path avian flu

Canada/EU trade pact seen possible despite headwinds

EU bows to pressure, gives member parliaments say in Canada trade deal

Food commodity prices seen stable over next decade

Trump vows to renegotiate or withdraw from trade deals

Loonie tanks post-Brexit, but benefits minimal for farmers

Canada dilutes plan to limit temporary foreign workers

Postal workers pledge to move bees, chicks if striking

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