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Canadian beef sector urges resolution on Cargill labour dispute

By Glacier FarmMedia staff June 24, 2024

In a joint news release issued June 24, the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) and Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) strongly encouraged the Cargill Dunlop facility in Guelph and members of UFCW Local 175 to come to an expedited labour resolution. The CCA, NCFA and the BFO represent about 19,000 beef producers in Ontario and approximately 60,000 Canada-wide.

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Cargill Calgary strike hits holding pattern

Strike vote ballots sealed pending labour board meeting: union

By Alexis Kienlen June 7, 2024

The chance of a possible strike at Cargill’s Case Ready Plant in Calgary is looming large, but it’s not yet clear if workers are headed to the picket lines.

Beef Cattle, News

Strike possibility looms at Calgary Cargill plant

June vote will determine if Calgary Cargill workers will echo Cargill Guelph work stoppage

By Alexis Kienlen May 31, 2024

Nearly 1,000 workers at Cargill’s beef processing plant in Guelph were on strike at the end of May, and there’s a possibility that workers at the Cargill Case Ready plant in Calgary could also hit the picket lines.

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Meat industry calls on federal gov to ease foreign worker limits

By Geralyn Wichers May 29, 2024

Meat industry groups are asking the federal government to reinstate a program that expanded industry hiring limits for temporary foreign workers (TFWs) and lengthened the validity of paperwork needed for hiring, citing work shortages and impact on food prices.

Livestock, News

Eastern Canada’s largest beef processor on strike

Union says a Cargill plant in Calgary could soon take similar action

By Jonah Grignon May 27, 2024

Nearly 1000 workers at Cargill’s beef processing plant in Guelph hit the picket lines this morning, as workers strike in an effort to gain better compensation.

File photo of signage outside Maple Leaf Foods’ Lagimodiere Boulevard plant in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Maple Leaf to close Brantford, Ont., plant

By Geralyn Wichers May 23, 2024

Maple Leaf will close its Brandford, Ontario poultry processing plant early next year, the company said yesterday.

General, Markets

Food and beverage sales to fall in 2024; processor margins to improve

Stabilizing or declining input prices working their way through the supply chain, FCC says

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News April 12, 2024

Farm Credit Canada is predicting Canadian food and beverage sales will fall slightly this year as consumers manage tight budgets. Gross margins, however, should increase as the effects of falling commodity prices work their way through the supply chain, the farm lender said in an April 9 news release.

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Canadian Meat Council decries TFW changes

Industry group says ending special measures for sector is 'premature'

By GFM Network News March 28, 2024

Incoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program will add to the sector's already significant labour challenges, the Canadian Meat Council says.

Pascal Houle, Chief Executive Officer of Sollio Cooperative Group at its 2024 annual general meeting. (CNW Group/Sollio Cooperative Group)

General, Livestock

Olymel parent company posts profit after plant closures

The company closed plants in Ontario, Quebec, and slowed production in the west in 2023

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News March 4, 2024

Sollio Cooperative Group, parent company of meat processor Olymel, says it’s back in the black after a period of losses led to closures and cut-backs.

General, Markets

Maple Leaf combines plant, meat protein divisions

Meat sales struggle in fourth quarter, plant sales drop

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News February 29, 2024

Maple Leaf will merge its plant and meat protein divisions and plans to expand in the U.S. market, the company said in February.

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

GFM Network News

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Canadian beef sector urges resolution on Cargill labour dispute

Cargill Calgary strike hits holding pattern

Strike possibility looms at Calgary Cargill plant

Meat industry calls on federal gov to ease foreign worker limits

Eastern Canada’s largest beef processor on strike

Maple Leaf to close Brantford, Ont., plant

Food and beverage sales to fall in 2024; processor margins to improve

Canadian Meat Council decries TFW changes

Olymel parent company posts profit after plant closures

Maple Leaf combines plant, meat protein divisions

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