Canadian Beef Performs
Information for Meat Professionals from Canada Beef and the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence (CBCE)
Trade Headlines | Feb 2021
CANADA
Maple Leaf running slaughter plants below capacity
Alberta producers borrow a page from craft beer sector
2020 was ground zero for online cattle marketing, say producers
Dairy producers launch investigation into hard butter
Pork, beef outlook still impacted by Chinese in 2021
US
Study compares consumption of beef to plant-based alternatives
US Senate confirms Tom Vilsack as USDA secretary
Rapid Drop in U.S. COVID-19 Cases Could Spur More Beef, Pork Demand
Beyond Meat strikes deals with McDonald’s, Yum but shares fall on wider quarterly loss
In-Plant Operations: Averting a crisis
How Biden can rein in the Big Meat monopoly
Jerry Bohn: Beef Is, and Always Will Be Sustainable
MEXICO
Argentina restarts beef exports to Mexico
JAPAN
Japan cabinet endorses RCEP free trade deal
State of emergency in Japan
KOREA
What To Know About Hanwoo, The Wagyu Beef of Korea
CHINA/HONG KONG
Chinese economy’s Spring Festival holiday data highlights
Sales of China’s catering sector exceed 800 bln yuan during Spring Festival holiday
Chinese have a larger appetite for imported goods during festival
EUROPE/UK
EU farmers call for coherence amid Mercosur deal and climate action
UK eyes opportunities for red meat exports to Japan
How do animal welfare standards impact the taste of meat?
AUSTRALIA/NZ
Plant-based meat doesn’t stack up as a planet saver, scientists warn
China-Australia relations: bad weather and seasonal slowdowns weigh on key exports such as iron ore
S. AMERICA
JBS expands plant-based meat business
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