Insights and Stories on COVID-19

China meat assoc calls for exporters to disinfect shipments to prevent COVID-19

Dec. 29, 2020 at 9:49 am CST

Beijing | Reuters – Chinese meat importers and processors have called on exporters in countries with COVID-19 outbreaks to step up checks on shipments before they are sent to the world’s biggest market, the country’s top industry group said. “China has been importing a large quantity of meats this year, […]

Cargill to reopen Guelph beef plant after coronavirus outbreak

Dec. 23, 2020 at 12:16 pm CST

By Aakriti Bhalla Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch six-year high on Argentina strike, weather

Dec. 21, 2020 at 6:32 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Ban on food aid restrictions blocked at WTO

Dec. 21, 2020 at 2:20 am CST

By emma-farge

Guelph beef plant idled against COVID-19 outbreak

Dec. 17, 2020 at 4:29 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Tyson fires seven managers after probe into COVID-19 wagering

Dec. 17, 2020 at 4:13 am CST

Reuters — Tyson Foods said Wednesday it had fired seven managers at an Iowa pork plant after investigating allegations that they took bets on how many employees would catch COVID-19. The independent investigation, led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, came in response to a lawsuit filed by the […]

By Reuters

COVID outbreak shuts Nova Scotia poultry plant

Dec. 12, 2020 at 12:47 pm CST

Provincial officials have temporarily shut a chicken and turkey slaughter and processing plant in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, citing recent cases of COVID-19 among employees. Eden Valley Poultry’s processing plant at Berwick will be closed “for at least two weeks,” the provincial health department said in a release Friday. “We […]

By Dave Bedard

Minks, staff positive for COVID-19 at B.C. mink farm

Dec. 9, 2020 at 10:31 pm CST

A mink farm in southwestern British Columbia’s Fraser Valley is now under provincial veterinary quarantine and its staff self-isolating after several animals and workers tested positive for COVID-19. Fraser Valley Health, the regional health authority for the area, on Sunday declared an outbreak at the farm after eight workers tested […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. pork packer Smithfield offers ultra-cold vaccine storage

Dec. 3, 2020 at 8:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Smithfield Foods, the world’s biggest pork processor, said on Thursday it had offered to help U.S. health officials distribute COVID-19 vaccines and store them in ultra-cold freezers that are in high demand to support a public vaccination campaign. U.S. states, cities and hospitals are scrambling to […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures step back on demand uncertainty

Dec. 3, 2020 at 5:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures trimmed on Thursday as fears of additional pandemic closures weighed on the demand outlook, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle futures fell 1.35 cents to 112.575 cents/lb., the contract’s biggest decline in two weeks (all figures US$). CME January feeder cattle […]

By Christopher Walljasper

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Insights and Stories on COVID-19

China meat assoc calls for exporters to disinfect shipments to prevent COVID-19

Cargill to reopen Guelph beef plant after coronavirus outbreak

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch six-year high on Argentina strike, weather

Ban on food aid restrictions blocked at WTO

Guelph beef plant idled against COVID-19 outbreak

Tyson fires seven managers after probe into COVID-19 wagering

COVID outbreak shuts Nova Scotia poultry plant

Minks, staff positive for COVID-19 at B.C. mink farm

U.S. pork packer Smithfield offers ultra-cold vaccine storage

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures step back on demand uncertainty

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