Canadian Beef Performs
Information for Meat Professionals from Canada Beef and the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence (CBCE)
Trade Headlines | August 2020
CANADA
- McDonald’s Canada to again source all beef from Canada in September
- Alberta’s massive cattle backlog is easing but trepidation lingers
- Alberta meat plant that had North America’s then-largest COVID-19 outbreak has greatly improved safety: union
- Feds invest $2.6-million to help Alberta farmers turn their plants into protein
- Eastern Cargill plant tapping into sustainable beef
US
- How COVID-19 Changed America’s Eating Habits
- Trump administration ’satisfied’ with China purchase progress in Phase 1 trade deal – Kudlow
- NCBA Adopts Policy To Support U.S. CattleTrace
- Is Technology the Ticket to Improve Livestock Production?
- Livestock Economists Examine Impact of COVID-19 on Beef, Pork
- U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise on higher beef prices, grilling demand
MEXICO
- Minister of Agriculture and Cargill Mexico join forces to help small producers and research centers
- Mexico looks to China to strengthen beef exports
JAPAN
CHINA/HONG KONG
TAIWAN
EUROPE/UK
- ‘Profound implications’ for livestock as EU works on new methane policy
- Emerging research suggests red meat may have a longer-than-expected shelf life
- Meat levy would hit vulnerable shoppers, dietitian says
- UK says trade talks with US continue to make positive progress
AUSTRALIA/NZ
- JBS to close Brooklyn and Dinmore processing plants
- Will contrasting cattle and meat prices see US beef back on Australian retail shelves?
- New Zealand ’frustrated’ over UK trade talks, says deputy PM
- Technology: Scanning shows potential to verify grain and grassfed production systems
SOUTH AMERICA
- Multiple meat plants in Argentina suspend exports to China over coronavirus fears
- JBS in the black for the second quarter despite COVID-19 shocks
GLOBAL
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