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13.08.2020 / 19:51

McDonald’s returns to 100% Canadian beef after COVID-19 supply chain issues

McDonald’s Canada says it will return to sourcing only Canadian beef in September after having to import beef temporarily due to COVID-19.The fast-food chain said in late April it would import beef from pre-approved suppliers and facilities outside the country due to limited processing capacity at Canadian suppliers.The news came after an outbreak forced the temporary shutdown of a Cargill processing plant near High River, Alta.

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Canadian meat-packing industry looks to make big changes following COVID-19

COVID-19. She tested positive as well, though she never experienced symptoms.Now fully recovered, Biay said she feels safe to go back at work but many of her co-workers have been reluctant.“Actually I have friends, they still stay in the house now.

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Canadian ranchers and feedlots worried about future impact of COVID-19

A cacophony of bellowing cattle makes it hard to hear the other hoof drop, but rancher Bruce Bird knows that it’s coming.

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JBS beef plant in Alberta returning to 2 shifts per day after COVID-19 outbreak

The JBS meat-processing plant in Brooks, Alta. plans to return to two work shifts per day for the first time in a month.

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Dalhousie University food security expert warns of COVID-19 effects on agriculture industry

A food security expert is warning the negative effects of the COVID-19 on Canada’s agriculture sector could outlast the coronavirus pandemic. Sylvain Charlebois, scientific director of the Agri-Food Analytics Labs at Dalhousie University, said Ottawa must do more to help.

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Canada’s meat-and-potato problem: Coronavirus pandemic hits the food supply chain

Canada’s potato industry joins a growing number of food sectors that finds itself in crisis, a crisis sparked by the near elimination of demand for french fries.

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Coronavirus: Ranchers feel pain of low cattle prices while consumers told not to expect deals on beef

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is warning about risks to the future of ranching as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Manitoba farmers taking one day at a time as planting season looms

Manitoba farmers are getting ready for the 2020 planting season, while the world continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Canadian cattle group looks for help to weather COVID-19 as meat packers slow work

A cattle industry group says measures that helped ranchers weather the BSE crisis in the early 2000s should be brought back immediately as the COVID-19 pandemic slows down work at packing plants.

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Coronavirus: Canadian beef industry stakeholders address COVID-19 crisis

Canadian beef industry stakeholders held a telephone town hall Friday to share how the industry is trying to weather the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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