Insights and Stories on Coronavirus

Mexico to resume sending farmworkers to Canada after safety agreement

Jun. 22, 2020 at 3:34 am CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico will resume sending temporary farmworkers to Canada after the two countries reached an agreement on improved safety protections for labourers on Canadian farms during the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican government said Sunday. Mexico said last Tuesday it would pause sending workers to farms with […]

CN sees eastern network revival on supply chain diversity, ports

Jun. 22, 2020 at 3:12 am CDT

By Allison Lampert

U.S. livestock: Futures drop ahead of USDA data

Jun. 19, 2020 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

TFW program to be overhauled after COVID-19 outbreaks on farms

Jun. 19, 2020 at 2:43 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Food exporters to China asked to declare produce coronavirus-free

Jun. 19, 2020 at 10:20 am CDT

By Dominique Patton

Uruguayan shearers flown in to relieve sweltering Spanish sheep

Jun. 19, 2020 at 10:04 am CDT

Villafale, Spain | Reuters — Brought to Spain on a special flight amid the coronavirus lockdown, some 250 Uruguayan sheep shearers race against time to shear millions of Spanish sheep as sweltering summer temperatures hit. The Uruguayan shearers come to Spain every year, where farmers value them for their skills, […]

By Juan Medina

U.K. aims to join Trans-Pacific Partnership

Jun. 17, 2020 at 8:59 pm CDT

London | Reuters –– The United Kingdom announced on Wednesday it would pursue accession to a revamped version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “Today we’re announcing our intent to pursue accession to CPTPP, one of the world’s largest free trading areas,” Trade Secretary Liz Truss said. The British government said joining […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures still face headwinds over demand questions

Jun. 17, 2020 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures traded choppy on Wednesday, amid ongoing pressure from large domestic supplies and rebounding pork production, analysts said. Meanwhile, concerns over a potential slowdown in U.S. pork exports kept markets jittery for a second session, traders said. China’s meat importers fear clearing delays […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Pulse weekly outlook: Pandemic may pose market opportunity

Jun. 17, 2020 at 2:28 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Plant protein products were steadily rising in popularity before the COVID-19 pandemic set in — but that industry could also get a boost from consumers shifting away from meat in a post-pandemic world. “There’s an increased level of awareness of hygiene issues in the meat industry,” Vishal Vijay, […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Mexico to stop sending workers to Canadian farms hit by COVID-19

Jun. 16, 2020 at 5:13 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico will stop sending temporary workers to Canadian farms that have registered a coronavirus outbreak and that do not have proper worker protections, Mexico’s labour ministry said on Tuesday, although it will not completely suspend the program. The decision came after a coronavirus outbreak in […]