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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

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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

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)

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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

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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

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Olymel to expand Quebec, Ontario poultry plants

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 10, 2016

La Coop federee’s meat processing arm Olymel plans “major investment” to boost production capacity two of its poultry plants in Eastern Canada. The company on Tuesday said it would put up $10 million to install an air chilling room at its primary chicken processing plant at St-Damase, just south of St-Hyacinthe in Quebec’s Monteregie. The […] Read more

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U.S. kills 39,000 turkeys in low-path bird flu outbreak

By GFM Network News May 3, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. authorities destroyed 39,000 turkeys in Missouri due to an outbreak of a mild form of avian flu, the World Organization for Animal Health said on Tuesday, as officials remained on alert for new cases. State authorities also have begun a quarantine and taken surveillance measures around the farm in Jasper […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Poultry at risk for avian flu during migration

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 29, 2016

Cases of avian flu in commercial poultry in the U.S. and Mexico earlier this year are believed to have come from wild birds, which are now migrating north for the season, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency warned Friday. Avian influenza spreads when wild birds come into contact with commercial/small flocks, the agency said, urging producers […] Read more

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Costco plans chicken plant in Nebraska

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News April 18, 2016

Reuters — Costco Wholesale Corp. is considering building a poultry-processing plant in Nebraska, according to a local development council, a move that would give the retailer tighter control over its chicken supplies. The facility, if built in Nebraska’s Dodge County, would create 1,100 jobs, work with local chicken farmers and invest $180 million in the […] Read more

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Wal-Mart plans for cage-free U.S. egg supply by 2025

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 5, 2016

Reuters — Wal-Mart Stores said it was aiming to switch to a cage-free egg supply chain in the U.S. by 2025, joining a host of companies that have committed to stop using eggs laid by caged hens. The biggest food retailer in the U.S. said Tuesday it would mandate its egg suppliers to be certified […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Cara to buy St-Hubert restaurant, food businesses

By Euan Rocha, GFM Network News March 31, 2016

Reuters — Cara Operations, owner of the Swiss Chalet casual dining chain and Harvey’s burger outlets, said Thursday it will buy St-Hubert BBQ, one of Quebec’s largest casual dining chains, for $537 million to gain a foothold in the province. The deal, expected to close this summer pending regulatory approvals, was cheered by analysts and investors. […] Read more

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Poultry/Eggs

Bird flu control zone set up around Ontario duck farm

Ontario duck farm catches low-path avian flu

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

Postal workers pledge to move bees, chicks if striking

Olymel to expand Quebec, Ontario poultry plants

U.S. kills 39,000 turkeys in low-path bird flu outbreak

Poultry at risk for avian flu during migration

Costco plans chicken plant in Nebraska

Wal-Mart plans for cage-free U.S. egg supply by 2025

Cara to buy St-Hubert restaurant, food businesses

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