Insights and Stories on Poultry

High-path avian flu pops back up in southern Ontario

Mar. 16, 2023 at 6:53 pm CDT

Feather industry officials are calling for “extreme caution” among poultry farmers after cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza turned up at two southern Ontario properties in the past week. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it has confirmed cases of the virus detected last Friday in a backyard poultry flock […]

Maple Leaf sees ‘inflection point’ beyond red ink of 2022

Mar. 14, 2023 at 3:25 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Cyberattack a $23 million hit on Maple Leaf ledger

Mar. 9, 2023 at 9:26 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Avian flu pops back up in New Brunswick

Jan. 19, 2023 at 3:27 am CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. avian flu outbreak of 2022 wipes out record number of birds

Nov. 24, 2022 at 5:31 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Bird flu pressure bears down on B.C. farms

Nov. 23, 2022 at 12:02 pm CST

Commercial poultry farmers in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley have come out the worst so far this month in Canada’s year-long fight with highly pathogenic avian influenza. Since Wednesday last week, that region alone has seen outbreaks on 13 commercial poultry farms: nine at Abbotsford, three at Chillwack and one in […]

By Dave Bedard

CUSMA compensation set for supply-managed sectors

Nov. 18, 2022 at 5:01 am CST

A final round of payments and programs for Canada’s supply-managed dairy and feather sectors — this time in compensation for the sequel deal to NAFTA — is now on deck for 2023 and beyond. Compensation to those sectors for domestic market concessions granted under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) was telegraphed […]

By Dave Bedard

Avian flu circles back to Quebec

Oct. 19, 2022 at 7:03 pm CDT

Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian flu have returned to Quebec’s poultry sector after a lull of just over two months, while more Canadian cases continue to pile up at points west. Canada’s fall migratory season for wild birds appears to have led to the return of outbreaks in both commercial […]

By Dave Bedard

Pork packer Olymel laying off dozens of managers

Oct. 18, 2022 at 8:20 pm CDT

Major Canadian pork and poultry packer Olymel has laid off 57 people from its management ranks and eliminated another 120 administrative positions, citing the company’s current “market context and growth challenges.” Olymel, the meat packing arm of Quebec-based Sollio Cooperative Group, said Tuesday its affected employees were notified Monday and […]

By Dave Bedard

Thanksgiving in a time of bird flu

Oct. 6, 2022 at 4:38 pm CDT

It’s the final stretch until Thanksgiving, but anyone hoping to bring their raw bird over the border may be disappointed. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public that raw poultry, including turkey, from restricted areas of the U.S. will not be allowed past the international border due […]

By Alexis Stockford