Canadian Beef Performs

Information for Meat Professionals from Canada Beef and the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence (CBCE)

Trade Headlines
May 2022

CANADA
Canada–Ukraine free trade agreement to be expanded in near future
Livestock analysis of Canada’s 2021 Census of Agriculture
Canadian vets promote telemedicine to support herd health
Canadian Meat Council receives funding to grow exports
Carmichael claims victory on hormone-treated beef
More funds put up to boost Calgary vet school enrolment

US
Beyond Meat losses continue into fiscal 2022
Wendy’s anticipates further pricing actions
Cargill to target multicultural audience
Report Distorts Truth About Worker Safety During Pandemic, Meat Institute Says
Biden: Double Crop Because ‘We Can’t Take Any Chances’
Tyson Foods Raises Annual Sales Forecast on Higher Meat Prices

JAPAN
US Indo-Pacific economic initiative launch eyed in May: Japan envoy

CHINA/HONG KONG
Beijing stays course on dynamic-zero
Shanghai leadership call for more precise anti-epidemic management
Pursuing zero-COVID policy is to avoid citywide lockdowns as much as possible: top Chinese health expert
COVID-induced ‘new economy’: Advent of outdoor camping, ready-to-cook meals, nucleic acid testing
China’s economic rebound seen despite U.S. tightening
Delivery business goes full throttle amid virus precautions in Beijing
China sees new consumption trend in May Day holiday

S. KOREA
South Korea’s incoming government considers joining US economic pact
Consumer demand for home-cooked U.S. steak rises in Korea

EUROPE/UK
EU wants to sign stalled trade agreements, but with Mercosur objections persist
Chicken could become a ‘luxury meat’ as expensive as beef

AUSTRALIA/NZ
Five signs the national beef herd is rebuilding
Australian exporters rise to logistical challenges
Slaughter numbers bounce back

S. AMERICA
Brazil JBS’s Q1 Profit Rises to Nearly $1 Billion

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Statistics

Click here to access this list of resources for your reference and download. Materials include the Domestic Market Intelligence Report, Canadian Beef and Veal Exports Report, Canadian Beef Export Analysis Report and more.