Insights and Stories on Meat Processing

May. 27, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

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.

By Jonah Grignon

May. 23, 2024 at 9:29 am CDT

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

By Geralyn Wichers

Apr. 12, 2024 at 11:32 am CDT

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.

By Geralyn Wichers

Mar. 28, 2024 at 9:28 am CDT

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

By Gord Gilmour

Mar. 4, 2024 at 11:33 am CST

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.

By Geralyn Wichers