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Market access, income supports come with Trans-Pacific pact

Canada’s federal government has pledged a suite of compensation programs for supply-managed dairy, poultry and egg sectors, against what it promises will be a mousehole in Canada’s tariff wall. Federal officials on Monday confirmed negotiations have concluded on the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership, now billed as “the largest, most ambitious free trade initiative in history.” The […] Read more

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JBS doesn’t see Brazil beef exports to U.S. before 2016

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Meatpacker JBS expects fresh beef exports from Brazil to the U.S. to begin no earlier than 2016, later than the Brazilian government predicted, CEO Wesley Batista said Friday. An agreement between the two countries was signed in June, when Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visited Washington, but Batista said it would […] Read more





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Consumer demand for beef will rebound

Cattle prices still holding as industry moves into expansion phase

Fed cattle prices in Alberta continue to trade between $183 to $185 as the Canadian dollar remains near six-year lows. U.S. beef production appears to be exceeding earlier projections; however, retail and restaurant demand have not slowed as much as expected during the first two months of 2015 and wholesale beef prices are holding value. […] Read more