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McDonald’s in 2015 launched a billboard campaign in Canada profiling products made using Canadian meat and potatoes. (Dave Bedard photo)

McDonald’s to start cutting global antibiotic use in chickens

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 23, 2017

Los Angeles | Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. on Wednesday said that it would begin curbing the use of important human antibiotics in its global chicken supply in 2018, as the fast-food giant joins a broad effort to battle dangerous superbugs. McDonald’s is requiring suppliers of its broiler chickens to begin phasing out the use of […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery

Online livestock supply store expands reach west

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 19, 2017

An Ontario livestock nutrition firm’s venture into online retail for producers is expanding into the Prairie provinces with four pickup and ordering points in the region. Cambridge, Ont.-based GVF Group announced Thursday its Farmers Farmacy business, previously available only to producers in Ontario, the Maritime provinces and Quebec, now also serves Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Troops to help cull fowl in Philippines’ bird flu battle

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 16, 2017

Manila | Reuters — The Philippines will deploy hundreds of troops to hasten a cull of about 600,000 fowl, the farm minister said on Wednesday, as part of efforts to rein in the Southeast Asian nation’s first outbreak of bird flu. There has been no case of human transmission after the flu was detected on […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

JBS still seeks U.S. unit IPO

By GFM Network News August 16, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA will proceed with plans to list a U.S.-based unit when market conditions allow, as the world’s No. 1 meatpacker wrestles with a shareholder revolt over the role of the controlling Batista family in a massive graft scandal. In a Tuesday conference call to discuss second-quarter results, CEO Wesley […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

JBS misses estimates as financial expenses soar

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 15, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, on Monday reported second-quarter income that missed estimates as a spike in net financial expenses and its struggling South American operations weighed on results. JBS reported quarterly net income of 309.8 million reais (C$123.6 million), below a consensus estimate of 603 million reais and […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

EU summit sought over major egg contamination scare

By GFM Network News August 11, 2017

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Commissioner in charge of food safety has called for a meeting of ministers and national regulatory agencies to discuss a widespread European contamination scare, which has seen shops remove millions of eggs from sale. Tensions have risen between agricultural ministers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany after traces of […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Philippines reports first avian flu outbreak

By GFM Network News August 11, 2017

Manila | Reuters — The Philippines will cull 200,000 chickens, quails and ducks after confirming the country’s first outbreak of bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said on Friday. The avian flu outbreak was detected in a farm in San Luis municipality in Pampanga province, north of the capital Manila, which later spread to five […] Read more

Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Tyson posts better-than-expected profit, bets on chicken

By GFM Network News August 8, 2017

Reuters – Tyson Foods Inc reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results on Monday, sending its shares up 5 percent, and said it would ramp up chicken production in the face of record demand from U.S. consumers. Tyson said it spent more money on advertising and marketing for chicken in the third quarter ended on July 1, bringing […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Egg production on the rise

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News July 27, 2017

CNS Canada – Canadian egg production has risen 4.4 per cent in the past year, according to data released today by Statistics Canada. Canadian egg producers generated 64.5 million dozen eggs from May 2016 to May this year, said StatsCan. Placement of hatchery chicks on farms rose four percent to 65.5 million birds from June […] Read more

Livestock

Livestock premises ID participation strengthens Canadian agriculture

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 26, 2017

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is considering changes to the Health of Animals Regulations for livestock traceability, the agency announced during PremisesIDWeek July 26, a federal release says. The changes would require all Canadian operators of premises where livestock may be loaded or unloaded from a vehicle to have a valid premises identification number for […] Read more

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Poultry

McDonald’s to start cutting global antibiotic use in chickens

Online livestock supply store expands reach west

Troops to help cull fowl in Philippines’ bird flu battle

JBS still seeks U.S. unit IPO

JBS misses estimates as financial expenses soar

EU summit sought over major egg contamination scare

Philippines reports first avian flu outbreak

Tyson posts better-than-expected profit, bets on chicken

Egg production on the rise

Livestock premises ID participation strengthens Canadian agriculture

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