Insights and Stories on Inspection

China’s coronavirus testing chokes beef trade

Nov. 27, 2020 at 2:23 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — In a supermarket in downtown Beijing, refrigerator shelves normally filled with steak from around the world sit empty as tougher testing for the novel coronavirus creates supply bottlenecks and raises prices for importers. Fresh supplies of beef won’t arrive for days, a salesman at the Suning.com-owned […]

B.C. ag ministry to take over regulation for on-farm slaughter

Aug. 20, 2020 at 1:28 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Alberta’s Harmony Beef halts slaughter on positive COVID-19 test

Mar. 27, 2020 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Kelsey Johnson Rod Nickel

Mexico and U.S. reach deal to end tomato tariff spat

Aug. 21, 2019 at 11:34 am CDT

By Reuters

Inspections group SGS to slim workforce

Jul. 18, 2019 at 5:06 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Increased Chinese inspections on Canadian meat for pork only

Jun. 5, 2019 at 2:29 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Chinese plans to boost inspections of Canadian meat imports only affect pork rather than all meat products as the federal agriculture ministry initially stated, a Canadian government official said on Wednesday. A ministry notice seen by Reuters on Tuesday said the Canadian embassy in Beijing had […]

By Reuters

China to ramp up inspections on all Canadian meat imports

Jun. 4, 2019 at 6:55 pm CDT

Customs agents in China now plan to open all containers of inbound Canadian meat and meat products and will inspect up to 100 per cent of their contents, Reuters reported Tuesday. The news agency quoted a notice from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada which said the Canadian embassy in Beijing had […]

By GFM Staff

U.S. livestock: Warming weather, easing feed costs spur rallies

Jun. 4, 2019 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures rebounded on Tuesday as traders hoped that feed costs will remain under pressure following news U.S. buyers are importing corn from South America. Both live cattle and lean hog futures also rose amid a rally in the U.S. stock […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Grow facilities now required up front for new cannabis producers

May. 9, 2019 at 2:25 am CDT

Growers and processors seeking federal licenses to produce and/or process cannabis in Canada will now have to have their proposed sites “fully built” before they even apply. Health Canada announced Wednesday that the change takes effect immediately, saying it would better line up the cannabis sector with the approach the […]

By GFM Staff

Canadian farm exports hit new Chinese obstacles amid diplomatic dispute

Apr. 29, 2019 at 3:39 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters — An expanding list of Canadian farm exports is hitting obstacles at Chinese ports, leaving sellers of soybeans, peas and pork scrambling amid a bitter diplomatic dispute. China has already blocked Canadian canola from Richardson International and Viterra, two of Canada’s biggest farm exporters, saying that shipments […]

By Hallie Gu Rod Nickel

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