Insights and Stories on Meat

Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

Feb. 4, 2020 at 2:22 am CST

London | Reuters — A new study on meat consumption has found that people who eat red and processed meat have higher risks of heart disease and early death — contradicting recent research that suggested cutting out meat has few health benefits. The multiple findings can make it “difficult for […]

Canadians to spend more on food in 2020, report predicts

Dec. 4, 2019 at 11:09 am CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Rookie U.S. House Democrats call for COOL revival

Jun. 29, 2019 at 1:16 am CDT

By GFM Staff

Canada says bogus certificates being used to smuggle meat into China

Jun. 26, 2019 at 11:57 am CDT

By Kelsey Johnson

Increased Chinese inspections on Canadian meat for pork only

Jun. 5, 2019 at 2:29 pm CDT

By Reuters

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

Russian agricultural firms raided over suspected tax evasion

Feb. 13, 2019 at 2:17 pm CST

Moscow | Reuters — Meat producer Cherkizovo and farming conglomerate Rusagro were among agricultural firms across Russia targeted in a sweeping investigation into suspected tax evasion on Wednesday. The Tax Service said so far five potential breaches had been uncovered in inspections carried out with the Federal Security Service (FSB) […]

By Polina Devitt Polina Ivanova

Farm gate prices fall in August on meat, dairy

Sep. 30, 2016 at 9:39 am CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian producer prices unexpectedly fell in August as meat and dairy products saw the largest decrease in nearly nine years, while lower prices for energy and petroleum products also weighed, data from Statistics Canada showed on Friday. The 0.5 per cent decline in producer prices fell […]

By Reuters

Maple Leaf swings to profit but shares slide

Oct. 29, 2015 at 11:09 am CDT

Maple Leaf Foods swung to a rare profit in the third quarter as the company nears the end of its restructuring plan. The profit is only Maple Leaf’s second in the past 11 quarters, but was slightly smaller than expected. Shares fell nearly seven per cent in Toronto trading to […]

By Rod Nickel Tanvi Mehta

Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

Oct. 23, 2015 at 7:46 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — As international health experts prepare to publish a report on potential cancer risks linked to red and processed meat, industry groups are bracing for a damaging blow to consumer confidence. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) gathered health experts in France […]

By Reuters

Experts call for less waste and less meat

Sep. 11, 2015 at 10:43 am CDT

Rome — In trendy, hipster London or New York, it’s all about juicing, vegan diets and snacking on kale crisps. Thousands of miles away, in Nairobi or Bogota, the middle classes are more likely to reach for roasted goat or a juicy steak. Later this month, world leaders are set […]

By Reuters

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Insights and Stories on Meat

Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

Canadians to spend more on food in 2020, report predicts

Rookie U.S. House Democrats call for COOL revival

Canada says bogus certificates being used to smuggle meat into China

Increased Chinese inspections on Canadian meat for pork only

Russian agricultural firms raided over suspected tax evasion

Farm gate prices fall in August on meat, dairy

Maple Leaf swings to profit but shares slide

Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

Experts call for less waste and less meat

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