Insights and Stories on Poultry/Eggs

U.S. avian flu outbreak of 2022 wipes out record number of birds

Nov. 24, 2022 at 5:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Avian flu has wiped out 50.54 million birds in the United States this year, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak in history, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed Thursday. The deaths of chickens, turkeys and other birds represent the worst U.S. animal-health disaster to date, topping […]

Bird flu pressure bears down on B.C. farms

Nov. 23, 2022 at 12:02 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

CUSMA compensation set for supply-managed sectors

Nov. 18, 2022 at 5:01 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Lab-grown meat cleared for human consumption by U.S. regulator

Nov. 16, 2022 at 3:14 pm CST

By Leah Douglas

Cybersecurity ‘incident’ hits Maple Leaf systems

Nov. 7, 2022 at 6:19 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Avian flu circles back to Quebec

Oct. 19, 2022 at 7:03 pm CDT

Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian flu have returned to Quebec’s poultry sector after a lull of just over two months, while more Canadian cases continue to pile up at points west. Canada’s fall migratory season for wild birds appears to have led to the return of outbreaks in both commercial […]

By Dave Bedard

Pork packer Olymel laying off dozens of managers

Oct. 18, 2022 at 8:20 pm CDT

Major Canadian pork and poultry packer Olymel has laid off 57 people from its management ranks and eliminated another 120 administrative positions, citing the company’s current “market context and growth challenges.” Olymel, the meat packing arm of Quebec-based Sollio Cooperative Group, said Tuesday its affected employees were notified Monday and […]

By Dave Bedard

Thanksgiving in a time of bird flu

Oct. 6, 2022 at 4:38 pm CDT

It’s the final stretch until Thanksgiving, but anyone hoping to bring their raw bird over the border may be disappointed. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public that raw poultry, including turkey, from restricted areas of the U.S. will not be allowed past the international border due […]

By Alexis Stockford

More penguins dying of avian flu at Cape Town colony

Oct. 4, 2022 at 9:09 pm CDT

Cape Town | Reuters — More penguins have died from avian flu at the colony at Cape Town’s Boulders beach, a popular tourist attraction and an important breeding site in South Africa, raising concerns for the species and for other seabirds. David Roberts, a clinical veterinarian at the South African […]

By Reuters

Saskatchewan, Ontario ban birds at events

Oct. 3, 2022 at 3:44 pm CDT

At least two provinces now have bans in place on birds being brought to fall ag fairs and other such events, as cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza pick up again in Canada’s domestic birds. Ontario — which had such a ban in place this spring — reinstated it effective […]

By Dave Bedard