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U.S. livestock: Tariffs pull down beef, pork

Export sales, monthly census reports issued

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Thursday, following the trend in most North American futures and stock markets. The downturn came after United States President Donald Trump announced his wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its export sales report for the week […] Read more









Led by brothers Ray, David and Glen Price, the company that got its start in hog breeding business in 1970 later expanded into meat processing and then into food processing and retail. Photo: Screencap via sunterrafarms.ca

Alberta-based Sunterra companies in financial, legal trouble

The home-grown company is renowned for its diversified model and value-added processing

Alberta-based Sunterra Farms has filed notice for protection under federal bankruptcy and insolvency laws to restructure itself financially while three of its U.S. subsidiaries face mounting legal and financial woes.